Ceramide can induce cell death in sensory neurons, whereas ceramide analogues and sphingosine promote survival

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-213

  Ping, Sophie E ^a   Barrett, Graham L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramidase N oleoyl ethanolamine; Ceramide; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; GROWTH REGULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CERAMIDES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOLAMINES; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PROTEIN KINASE C; SPHINGOSINE; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0032532298     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19981015)54:2<206::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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