Inhibition of glutathione synthesis can enhance cycloheximide-induced protection of developing neurons against axotomy

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Castagné, Vincent ^a   Clarke, Peter G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Axotomy; Chick embryo; Free radical; Ganglion cell; Glutathione; Neuron death; Oxidative stress; Protein synthesis; Retina

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GLUTATHIONE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CELL DEATH; CHICK EMBRYO; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS;

EID: 0030756667     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00106-5     Document Type: Article

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