Effect of 6-mercaptopurine on rat placenta

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Furukawa, Satoshi ^a   Usuda, Koji ^a   Abe, Masayoshi ^a   Hayashi, Seigo ^a   Ogawa, Izumi ^a  

^a NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 mercaptopurine; Apoptosis; Placenta; Rat

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOPURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MITOSIS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RAT;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MITOSIS; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 47549093006     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.551     Document Type: Article

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