Expression of the protooncogene bcl-2 in Alzheimer's disease brain

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-136

  O'Barr, Stephen ^a   Schultz, James ^a   Rogers, Joseph ^a  

^a SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Astrocytes; bcl 2; Bcl 2

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE BCL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE;

EID: 0029670993     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(95)02024-1     Document Type: Article

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