Death of cerebellar granule neurons induced by piperine is distinct from that induced by low potassium medium

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Unchern, Surachai ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Nishiyama, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule neurons; Low K+ medium; Neuronal death; Piperine

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANISOMYCIN; AURINTRICARBOXYLIC ACID; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PIPERINE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CEREBELLUM; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANISOMYCIN; AURINTRICARBOXYLIC ACID; BENZODIOXOLES; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; CHROMANS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; KINETICS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIN LABELS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031917119     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022461706344     Document Type: Article

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