Bcl-2 overexpression protects the neonatal cerebellum from ethanol neurotoxicity

Brain Research

Volumn 817, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-18

  Heaton, Marieta Barrow ^a   Moore, D Blaine ^a   Paiva, Michael ^a   Gibbs, Theresa ^b   Bernard, Ora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Ethanol; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN PROTECTION; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; ETHANOL; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, BCL-2; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEUROTOXINS; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 0033616362     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01173-1     Document Type: Article

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