Massive apoptosis erodes nasal mucosa of cocaine abusers

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-164

  Trimarchi, Matteo ^a   Miluzio, Annarita ^a   Nicolai, Piero ^b   Morassi, Maria Laura ^b   Bussi, Mario ^a   Marchisio, Pier Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; COCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NASAL BIOPSY; NICK END LABELING; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; PREDICTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TIME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33646249637     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240602000207     Document Type: Article

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