Microgravity-induced apoptosis in cultured glial cells

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-214

  Uva, B M ^a   Masini, M A ^a   Sturla, M ^a   Bruzzone, F ^a   Giuliani, M ^a   Tagliafierro, G ^a   Strollo, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glial cells; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 7; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ASSAY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGRAVITY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001614156     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1681     Document Type: Article

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