c-Jun contributes to amyloid β-induced neuronal apoptosis but is not necessary for amyloid β-induced c-jun induction

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2609-2612

  Kihiko, Muthoni E ^a   Tucker, H Michael ^a   Rydel, Russell E ^b   Estus, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Apoptosis; Immediate early genes; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, IMMEDIATE-EARLY; GENES, JUN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032728505     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0732609.x     Document Type: Article

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