Mechanisms of cell death induced by the mitochondrial toxin 3- nitropropionic acid: Acute excitotoxic necrosis and delayed apoptosis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3064-3073

  Pang, Zhen ^a   Geddes, James W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 nitropropionic acid; apoptosis; ATP; energy metabolism; excitotoxicity; necrosis; nuclear fragmentation; succinate dehydrogenase; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETIOLOGY; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030946503     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-09-03064.1997     Document Type: Article

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