Release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and DNA fragmentation after cold injury-induced brain trauma in mice: Possible role in neuronal apoptosis

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Morita Fujimura, Yuiko ^a   Fujimura, Miki ^a   Kawase, Makoto ^a   Chen, Sylvia F ^a,b   Chan, Pak H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cold injury; Cytochrome c; Mitochondrial injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; COLD; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; CYTOSOL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 0033522851     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00327-4     Document Type: Article

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