Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protects cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons against glucose deprivation-induced apoptosis

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 105, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 905-914

  Tong, L ^a   Perez Polo, R ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BDNF; Hypoglycemia; Neurotrophin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOSE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPIN; ONCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS;

EID: 0031768724     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050101     Document Type: Article

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