Neurites undergoing Wallerian degeneration show an apoptotic-like process with annexin V positive staining and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Sievers, Caroline ^a   Platt, Nick ^b   Perry, V Hugh ^c   Coleman, Michael P ^a   Conforti, Laura ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptotic like cell death; Axonal degeneration; Dorsal root ganglia; Neurite transection; Neuron; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

LIPOCORTIN 5;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; STAINING;

EID: 0037614919     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(03)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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