European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 107-111 , April 2009

Methotrexate induces apoptosis of human choriocarcinoma cell line JAR via a mitochondrial pathway

  • Ya-Xia Chen

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    • Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 2 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
    • Tel.: +86 571 87061501x2151; fax: +86 571 87036290.
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  • Wei-Guo Lv

      Affiliations

    • Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 2 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
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  • Huai-Zeng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, No. 2 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
    • ,
  • Feng Ye

      Affiliations

    • Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, No. 2 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
    • ,
  • Xing Xie

      Affiliations

    • Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 2 Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 571 87061501x1001; fax: +86 571 87036290.

Received 4 May 2008 ,Revised 7 December 2008 ,Accepted 28 December 2008.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00008-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.12.009

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 107-111 , April 2009

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