Role of the outward delayed rectifier K+ current in ceramide-induced caspase activation and apoptosis in cultured cortical neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 933-941

  Yu, Shan Ping ^a   Yeh, Chen Hsiung ^a   Gottron, Frank ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Grabb, Margaret C ^a   Choi, Dennis W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Neuronal apoptosis; Outward delayed rectifier I(K) channel; Tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CERAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CERAMIDES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHORYLATION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TYROSINE;

EID: 0010155285     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730933.x     Document Type: Article

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