Activation of neuronal caspase-3 by intracellular accumulation of wild- type Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 6955-6964

  Uetsuki, Taichi ^a   Takemoto, Kiwamu ^a   Nishimura, Isao ^a   Okamoto, Mariko ^a   Niinobe, Michio ^a   Momoi, Takashi ^b   Miura, Masayuki ^c   Yoshikawa, Kazuaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus vector; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid precursor protein; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Postmitotic neurons

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; VIRUS VECTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE TRANSFER; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0033566644     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-16-06955.1999     Document Type: Article

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