Glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in lymphoid organs s associated with a delayed increase in circulating deoxyribonucleic acid

Apoptosis

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-177

  Goya, R G ^a,b   Console G M ^a   Spinelli, O M ^a   Carino, M H ^a   Riccillo, F ^a   Corrons, F J ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Delayed release; Dexamethasone; Plasma DNA; Spleen; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DNA; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MALE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038373925     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022922726418     Document Type: Article

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