Verapamil prevents the apoptotic and hemodynamic changes in response to unilateral ureteral obstruction

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-355

  Topcu, Sukru O ^a,c   Celik, Sukru ^b   Erturhan, Sakip ^a   Erbagci, Ahmet ^a   Yagci, Faruk ^a   Ucak, Ramazan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ortaca State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fas; Obstruction; p53; PCNA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLINE; FAS ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RENAL PROTECTION; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; HEMODYNAMICS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RABBITS; RENAL CIRCULATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; UP-REGULATION; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 41749114291     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.01992.x     Document Type: Article

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