Apoptosis as the mechanism of neurodegeneration in Batten's disease

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 677-683

  Lane, Steven C ^a   Jolly, Robert D ^c   Schmechel, Donald E ^a   Alroy, Joseph ^b   Boustany, Rose Mary ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Batten's disease; Electron microscopy; Flow cytometry; Neurodegeneration; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0030038060     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67020677.x     Document Type: Article

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