Biochemical and temporal analysis of events associated with apoptosis induced by lowering the extracellular potassium concentration in mouse cerebellar granule neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 750-759

  Nardi, Nurit ^a   Avidan, Galya ^a   Daily, Dvorah ^a   Zilkha Falb, Rina ^a   Barzilai, Ari ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule neurons; Potassium; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; DNA CLEAVAGE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GRANULE CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031021770     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68020750.x     Document Type: Article

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