A histopathological study of pancreatic lesions after chronic administration of methamphetamine to rats

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-215

  Ito, Yohko ^a   Jono, Hirohumi ^b   Shojo, Hideki ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saga Prefectural Police Headquarters   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Methamphetamine; Pancreas; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ACINAR CELL; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG ABUSE; EDEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS NECROSIS; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030733306     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.44.209     Document Type: Article

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