Hypothyroidism alters the expression of Bcl-2 family genes to induce enhanced apoptosis in the developing cerebellum

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-46

  Singh, R ^a,b   Upadhyay, G ^a,c   Kumar, S ^a   Kapoor, A ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Tiwari, M ^a   Godbole, M M ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA FRAGMENTATION FACTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; EUTHYROIDISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; REVIEW; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBELLUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, BCL-2; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMIDAZOLES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037258362     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1760039     Document Type: Review

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