Aggregated amyloid-β protein induces cortical neuronal apoptosis and concomitant 'apoptotic' pattern of gene induction

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 7736-7745

  Estus, Steven ^a   Tucker, H Michael ^a   Van Rooyen, Corlia ^a   Wright, Sarah ^b   Brigham, Elizabeth F ^b   Wogulis, Mark ^b   Rydel, Russell E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Athena Neurosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Apoptosis; Immediate early genes; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; STROMELYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030808462     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-20-07736.1997     Document Type: Article

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