Chronic stress effects on the apoptotic index of the adrenal cortex of pregnant rats

Biocell

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Bozzo, Andrea ^a   Soñez, Carlos Alberto ^a   Mugnaini, María Teresa ^a   Pastorino, Isabel Cecilia ^a   Rolando, Alicia Nélida ^a   Romanini, María Cristina ^a   Gauna, Hector Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Apoptosis; Chronic stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GROWTH FACTOR; PROLACTIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846331968     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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