6-Hydroxydopamine induces thymocyte apoptosis in mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-95

  Tsao, Chiung Wen ^a   Cheng, Juei Tang ^a   Shen, Ching Liang ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxydopamine; Desipramine; Thymocyte apoptosis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DESIPRAMINE; DNA FRAGMENT; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0029970954     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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