Ultra High Dilution of triiodothyronine modifies cellular apoptosis in Rana catesbeiana tadpole tail in vitro

Homeopathy

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 220-227

  Guedes, J R P ^a   Carrasco, S ^a   Ferreira, C M ^b   Bonamin, L V ^c,d   Souza, W ^a   Goldenstein Schainberg, C ^a   Parra, E R ^a   Capelozzi, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESCA   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endo isopathy; Homeopathy; Metamorphosis; Organ culture; Rana catesbeiana; Triiodothyronine; Ultra High Dilution

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; DILUTION; EXPLANT; FROG; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; TADPOLE; TAIL; ULTRA HIGH DILUTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; HOMEOPATHY; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOLUTIONS; TAIL; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 80053312763     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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