Staurosporine induces programmed cell death in embryonic neurons and activation of the ceramide pathway

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1418-1425

  Wiesner, Douglas A ^a   Dawson, Glyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Neurons; Programmed cell death; Sphingomyelin; Staurosporine

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; CERAMIDE; DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO; HEMISPHERE; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

EID: 0029987190     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66041418.x     Document Type: Article

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