Cell death and associated c-jun induction in perinatal hypoxia-ischemia. Effect of the neuroprotective drug dexamethasone

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 29-37

  MacAya, Alfons ^a   Munell, Francina ^a   Ferrer, Isidre ^b   De Torres, Carmen ^a   Reventós, Jaume ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; c fos; c jun; Cell death; Glucocorticoid; Hypoxia ischemia; Newborn; Rat

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; DRUG VEHICLE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE INDUCTION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032079018     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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