Myocardial lesions after long-term administration of methamphetamine in rats

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-243

  Yi, Shao Hua ^a   Ren, Liang ^a   Yang, Tian Tong ^a   Liu, Liang ^a   Wang, Han ^a   Liu, Qian ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Methamphetamine; Myocardial lesion

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 58849149509     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(09)60046-8     Document Type: Article

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