Apoptosis induced by an endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol, is mediated by activation of caspase 3

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-156

  Akao, Yukihiko ^a   Nakagawa, Yoshihito ^b   Maruyama, Wakako ^c   Takahashi, Tsutomu ^d   Naoi, Makoto ^e  

^a GIFU INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c Dept Basic Gerontology Natl I   (Japan)

^d Aichi Konan College   (Japan)

^e Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Dopamine neurons; N Methyl(R)salsolinol; Neurotoxin; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; DOPAMINE; NEUROTOXIN; SALSOLINOL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HUMANS; NEUROTOXINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PARKINSON DISEASE; SALSOLINE ALKALOIDS; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033522852     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00361-4     Document Type: Article

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