Ghrelin Administration Increases the Bax/Bcl-2 Gene Expression Ratio in the Heart of Chronic Hypoxic Rats

Purpose: Programmed cell death or apoptosis, is a biochemical procedure that initiates due to some conditions, including hypoxia. Bax and Bcl-2 are among the agents that regulate apoptosis. The amplification of the first one triggers the initiation of apoptosis, and the second one prevents it. Gh...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Aliparasti, Mohammad Reza Alipour, Shohreh Almasi, Hadi Feizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Subjects:
Bax
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/APB/Abstract/APB_1745_20140428184508