Cell death and decreased synaptic protein expression in the ventral horn of Holstein-Friesian calves with spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 132-139

  Siso S ^c   Pumarola, M ^c   Ferrer, I ^a,b  

^a Hospital Principes de Espana   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; FAS ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL SWELLING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MITOCHONDRION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS;

FRIESIA;

EID: 0037327580     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.2002.0616     Document Type: Article

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