Induction of a receptor-mediated genomic DNA fragmentation in rat thymus following administration of glucocorticoids with different biopotencies: An approach by a cell-free system

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 677-686

  Izawa, Masao ^b   Kato, Yukari ^b   Iwasaki, Kazumi ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell free system; Genomic DNA fragmentation; Glucocorticoid receptor; Rat thymocyte

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0031449764     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.677     Document Type: Article

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