Ceramide-induced cell death in primary neuronal cultures: Upregulation of ceramide levels during neuronal apoptosis

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-330

  Toman, Rachelle E ^a   Movsesyan, Vilen ^a   Murthy, Shvetha K ^a   Milstien, Sheldon ^a   Spiegel, Sarah ^a   Faden, Alan I ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Cerebellar granule cells; Cortical neurons; Sphingolipid

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CERAMIDES; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETOPOSIDE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELINS; SPHINGOSINE; STRESS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0036570037     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10190     Document Type: Article

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