Ultrastructural findings of the endothelial cells in pancreatic lesions after chronic administration of methamphetamine in rats

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-246

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

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Methamphetamine; Mitochondria; Pancreas; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LAMELLAR BODY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS HEMORRHAGE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0031764588     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.45.243     Document Type: Article

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