Alcohol
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 89-98 , June 2002

Synergetic signaling for apoptosis in vitro by ethanol and acetaminophen

  • Manuela G. Neuman

      Affiliations

    • In Vitro Toxicology Laboratory, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Room E235, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-416-480-6100, ext. 3503; fax: +1-416-480-6025.(M.G. Neuman)

Received 31 July 2001 ,Revised 27 January 2002 ,Accepted 1 February 2002.

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