Cyclic AMP and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) prevent programmed cell death of cultured rat cerebellar granule cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Chang, Jason Y ^a   Korolev, Vladimir V ^a   Wang, Jian Zhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule cells; Cyclic AMP; Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP); Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC 8 (4 CHLOROPHENYLTHIO) ADENOSINE 3',5' MONOPHOSPHATE; CYCLIC AMP DERIVATIVE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029921481     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)12468-X     Document Type: Article

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