In vitro investigation of caspase-3 activation and its proteolytic targets in adult monkey brain

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 897-903

  Zhang, Ai Qun ^a,c   Chu, Xiang Yang ^b   Lai, Wei Ling ^c   Wu, Yan ^c   Yew, Tai Wai ^c  

^a Institute of Gerontology   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptosis inhibitory protein; Brain; Caspase 3; Granzyme B; Poly(ADP ribose) polymerase; Primate

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EXTRACT; BRAIN PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; GRANZYME B; NEURONAL APOPTOSIS INHIBITORY PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MATURITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIMATE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036961728     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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