title: On the confounding role of administration solvents (vehicles) in animal experimental studies: Z-LLY-FMK or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) attenuates intestinal apoptosis in bile duct-ligated rats?
authors.forename: Stelios F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Assimakopoulos
authors.forename: Chrisoula D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Scopa
authors.forename: Constantine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vagianos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008026:Ligation; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012107:Research Design; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D012997:Solvents; C544876:benzyloxycarbonyl-leucyl-glucyl-tyrosine fluoromethyl ketone; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide