Apoptotic cell death in the rat adrenal gland: An in vivo and in vitro investigation

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Carsia, Rocco V ^a   Macdonald, Gordon J ^b   Gibney, Jean A ^b   Tilly, Kim I ^c,d   Tilly, Jonathan L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Apoptosis; DNA 3' end labeling; DNA fragmentation; Hypophysectomy; Rat (Sprague Dawley)

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ZONA RETICULARIS;

EID: 0030032898     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050535     Document Type: Article

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