Impairment of thymocyte function via induction of apoptosis by areca nut extract

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-196

  Lee, Chin Cheng ^a   Lin, Ying Chi ^b   Liu, Hsingjin Eugene ^c   Jan, Tong Rong ^d   Wang, Chia Chi ^b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Areca; IL 2; Thymic atrophy; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; ARECA NUT EXTRACT; CASPASE 3; INTERLEUKIN 2; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; BODY WEIGHT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY; THYMUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; ARECA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARECA; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; THYMOCYTES;

EID: 84897909666     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2013.822035     Document Type: Article

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