The roles of free radicals in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 159-167

  Liu, Danxia ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase; Free radicals; Glutamate toxicity; Motor neuron degeneration; Oxidative damage; Programmed neuron death

Indexed keywords

DNA; FREE RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; DNA; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0030228631     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736837     Document Type: Article

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