Upregulation of Bax and Bcl-2 following prenatal cocaine exposure induces apoptosis in fetal rat brain

<p>Cocaine abuse during pregnancy has been associated with numerous adverse perinatal outcomes. <b>Aims: </b>The present study was to determine whether prenatal cocaine exposure induced apoptosis and the possible role of Bcl-2 family genes in the programming cell death in fetal rat...

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Main Author: DaLiao Xiao, Lubo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v05p0295.htm