Overexpression of the cell death suppressor Bcl-w in ischemic brain: Implications for a neuroprotective role via the mitochondrial pathway

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 620-630

  Yan, Chaohua ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Chen, Dexi ^a   Minami, Manabu ^a   Pei, Wei ^a   Yin, Xiao Ming ^a   Simon, Roger P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl w; Cerebral ischemia; Cytochrome c; Mitochondrial permeability transition; Neuronal apoptosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL W; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034116079     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200003000-00020     Document Type: Article

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