Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 77-83 , 1 February 2000

The role of stimulated lipid peroxidation and impaired calcium sequestration in the enhancement of cocaine induced hepatotoxicity by ethanol

  • Serdar Öztezcan

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    • Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Çapa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Semra Doğru-Abbasoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Çapa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Ümit Mutlu-Türkoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Çapa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Zerrin Calay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Cerrahpaşa, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Gülçin Aykaç-Toker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Çapa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Müjdat Uysal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Çapa, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey

Received 19 March 1999 ,Revised 7 May 1999 ,Accepted 4 June 1999.

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