Inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase promote neuronal survival in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-490

  Horstmann, Sonja ^a   Kahle, Philipp J ^b   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chick embryonic neurons; Jun kinase; Pyridinyl imidazole compounds; Ribosomal S6 kinase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICK EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032524763     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19980515)52:4<483::AID-JNR12>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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