Excitotoxin-induced neuronal death is associated with response of a unique intracellular aspartic proteinase, cathepsin E

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2574-2584

  Tominaga, Kazuyoshi ^a,b   Nakanishi, Hiroshi ^a   Yasuda, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yamamoto, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAKEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cathepsin E; Excitotoxic neuronal death; Glutamate; Hippocampus; Kainate; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN E; EXCITOTOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031741571     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71062574.x     Document Type: Article

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