Regulation of neuronal survival and death by extracellular signals during development

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2537-2545

  Davies, Alun M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Rinat Neuroscience Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell death; Neurons; Neurotrophic factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; GLIA CELL; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038201542     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg254     Document Type: Review

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