Maternal cocaine administration during pregnancy induces apoptosis in fetal rat heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 639-648

  Xiao, Yuhui ^a   Xiao, Daliao ^a   He, Jiale ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cocaine; Fetus; Heart

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; COCAINE; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASES; CELL DEATH; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035015717     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200106000-00001     Document Type: Article

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