Apoptotic cell death following traumatic injury to the central nervous system

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-105

  Springer, Joe E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus gene delivery; Apoptosis; Brain trauma; Caspases; Ischemia; Spinal cord trauma

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLASPARTYLGLUTAMYLVALYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; INJURY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 0037203541     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2002.35.1.094     Document Type: Review

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