Cell death of spinal interneurones

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 543-555

  Lowrie, Margaret B ^a   Lawson, Simon J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent connections; Apoptosis; Excitotoxicity; Interneurone; Naturally occurring cell death; Programmed cell death; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034664194     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(99)00065-9     Document Type: Review

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