Histopathological studies of cardiac lesions after long term administration of Methamphetamine in high dosage - Part II

Legal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Islam, Mohammed Nasimul ^a   Jesmine, Khan ^a   Kong Sn Molh, Arthur ^b   Hasnan, Jaafar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cardio toxicity; Drug abuse; Methamphetamine; Withdrawal effect

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BODY WEIGHT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; EOSINOPHIL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EDEMA; EOSINOPHILS; FIBROSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEART; HYPERTROPHY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICROSCOPY; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VACUOLES;

EID: 67349175233     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.02.035     Document Type: Article

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