Cardiac muscle lesions associated with chronic administration of methamphetamine in rats

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-162

  He, Song Yue ^a   Matoba, Ryoji ^b   Fujitani, Noboru ^a   Sodesaki, Ken Ichiro ^a   Onishi, Shunzo ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Cardiotoxicity, chronic; Histopathology; Methamphetamine; Rats

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEART; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 0029923215     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00014     Document Type: Article

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