Expression of the apoptosis-effector gene, Bax, is up-regulated in vulnerable hippocampal CA1 neurons following global ischemia

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-71

  Chen, Jun ^a   Zhu, Raymond L ^a   Nakayama, Masaki ^a   Kawaguchi, Kenji ^a   Jin, Kunlin ^a   Stetler, R Anne ^a   Simon, Roger P ^a   Graham, Steven H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; bcl 2; Global ischemia

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029884441     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67010064.x     Document Type: Article

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