Bcl-2, Bax and Bcl-x expression in neuronal apoptosis: A study of mutant weaver and lurcher mice

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-238

  Wullner U ^a   Weller, M ^a   Schulz, J B ^a   Krajewski, S ^b   Reed, J C ^b   Klockgether, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Bcl x; Cerebellum

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CEREBELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 0031661737     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050889     Document Type: Article

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