A trypanosomal protein synergizes with the cytokines ciliary neurotrophic factor and leukemia inhibitory factor to prevent apoptosis of neuronal cells

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1487-1498

  Chuenkova, Marina V ^a   Pereira, Miercio A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034087089     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.4.1487     Document Type: Article

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