Role of the Jun kinase pathway in the regulation of c-Jun expression and apoptosis in sympathetic neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1713-1724

  Eilers, Andreas ^a   Whitfield, Jonathan ^a   Babij, Carol ^a   Rubin, Lee L ^b   Ham, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ontogeny Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; c Jun; Jun kinase; p38 kinase; Signal transduction; Stress activated protein kinases; Sympathetic neurons

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032032404     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-05-01713.1998     Document Type: Article

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