Intracellular mechanisms mediating the neuronal death and astrogliosis induced by the prion protein fragment 106-126

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 481-492

  Thellung, Stefano ^a   Florio, Tullio ^b   Corsaro, Alessandro ^a   Arena, Sara ^a   Merlino, Massimo ^a   Salmona, Mario ^c   Tagliavini, Fabrizio ^d   Bugiani, Orso ^d   Forloni, Gianluigi ^c   Schettini, Gennaro ^a  

^a Advanced Biotechnology Center   (Italy)

^b Sect of Pharmacology University of   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d National Neurological Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIZOCILPINE; KT 5720; NICARDIPINE; PRION PROTEIN; VANADIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DNA; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; NICARDIPINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRIONS; RATS; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034237389     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(00)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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