Brain-derived neurotrophic factor does not prevent ionizing radiation- induced apoptosis in the developing rat brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-88

  Ferrer, I ^a,b   Goutan, E ^b   Marti E ^b   Arenas, E ^c  

^a Servei d'Anat Patologica Hosp P   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FIBROBLASTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TRANSFECTION; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0032573436     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00804-0     Document Type: Article

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