Role of mitochondrial cytochrome c in cocaine-induced apoptosis in rat testes

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 646-650

  Li, Haikun ^a   Xu, Liping ^a   Dunbar, Joseph C ^a   Dhabuwala, C B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; COCAINE; CYTOCHROME C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; FLUOROMETRY; GERM CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037334071     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02263-X     Document Type: Article

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