Coexpression of Fas/FasL and Bax on brain and infiltrating T cells in the central nervous system is closely associated with apoptotic cell death during autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 165-171

  Kohji, Toshihiko ^a   Matsumoto, Yoh ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Fas

Indexed keywords

FAS LIGAND; PROTEIN BAX;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BRAIN; CELL MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034237154     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(00)00238-1     Document Type: Article

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