Prion protein fragment 106-126 induces apoptotic cell death and impairment of L-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel activity in the GH3 cell line

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-352

  Florio, Tullio ^a   Thellung, Stefano ^a   Amico, Carolina ^b   Robello, Mauro ^b   Salmona, Mario ^c   Bugiani, Orso ^d   Tagliavini, Fabrizio ^d   Forloni, Gianluigi ^c   Schettini, Gennaro ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^e CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; L type voltage sensitive calcium channels; Nicardipine; Prion protein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; PRION PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032213349     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19981101)54:3<341::AID-JNR5>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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