Amphetamines induce apoptosis and regulation of bcl-x splice variants in neocortical neurons

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1065-1072

  Stumm, G ^a,b   Schlegel, J ^a   Schafer T ^a   Wurz C ^a   Mennel, H D ^a   Krieg, J C ^a   Vedder, H ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

bcl gene family; Drug abuse; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROTEIN BCL X;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; LIVER NECROSIS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032968347     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9.1065     Document Type: Article

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