Emodin induces embryonic toxicity in mouse blastocysts through apoptosis

Toxicology

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Chang, Mei Hui ^a   Huang, Fu Jen ^b,c   Chan, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blastocyst; Embryonic development; Emodin

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; EMODIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FETUS WEIGHT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MORULA; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EMODIN; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 84862317093     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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