Detection of high molecular weight DNA fragments characteristic of early stage apoptosis in cerebellar granule cells exposed to glutamate

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-178

  Slagsvold, Hege H ^a   Marvik, Ole J ^b   Eidem, Guro ^a   Kristoffersen, Nina ^a   Paulsen, Ragnhild E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Affitech AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibody; Cerebellar granule cells; DNA fragmentation; DNA labeling; Glutamate toxicity

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; THYMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; COLORING AGENTS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0033763403     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000521     Document Type: Article

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