Inhibition of CPP32-like proteases rescues axotomized retinal ganglion cells from secondary cell death in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4656-4662

  Kermer, Pawel ^a   Klöcker, Nikolaj ^a   Labes, Monika ^a   Bähr, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Axotomy; Caspases; CPP32; Neuroprotection; Protease inhibitor; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AFFINITY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0344333441     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-12-04656.1998     Document Type: Article

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