Necrosis of Schwann cells during tellurium-induced primary demyelination: DNA fragmentation, reorganization of splicing machinery, and formation of intranuclear rods of actin

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1234-1243

  Berciano, Maria T ^a   Fernandez, Rosario ^a   Pena, Emma ^a   Calle, Ester ^b   Villagra, Nuria T ^a   Lafarga, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell death; DNA fragmentation; Intranuclear actin; Necrosis; Schwann cells; SnRNP splicing factors; Tellurium neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CASPASE; DNA FRAGMENT; LAMIN B; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; TELLURIUM;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEMYELINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA SPLICING; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0032779345     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199912000-00004     Document Type: Article

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