Methoxychlor induces apoptosis via mitochondria- and FasL-mediated pathways in adult rat testis

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-118

  Vaithinathan, S ^a   Saradha, B ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; FasL; Methoxychlor; NF B; Testis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; METHOXYCHLOR; PROCASPASE 9;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; MITOCHONDRIA; NF-KAPPA B; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77951996151     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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