Organotin-induced apoptosis as observed in vitro is not relevant for induction of thymus atrophy at antiproliferative doses

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Gennari, Alessandra ^a   Potters, Marc ^a   Seinen, Willem ^a   Pieters, Raymond ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIBUTYLTIN DICHLORIDE; DNA FRAGMENT; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY;

EID: 0031422579     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8265     Document Type: Article

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