Serum deprivation inhibits glutathione depletion-induced death in embryonic cortical neurons: Evidence against oxidative stress as a final common mediator of neuronal apoptosis

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Ratan, Rajiv R ^a,b   Lee Paul, J ^a   Baraban, Jay M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WBSB 968 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; FETUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030222320     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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