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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Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2015-06-01
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Series: | Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/APB/Abstract/APB_1745_20140428184508 |