Bcl-2, Bax and Bcl-x expression following hypoxia-ischemia in the infant rat brain

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 583-589

  Ferrer, I ^a   Pozas, E ^a   Lopez E ^a   Ballabriga, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bax; Bcl 2; Bcl x; Development; Hypoxia ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISCHEMIA; NECROSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STAINING; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; NECROSIS; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030806650     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050753     Document Type: Article

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