Prevention of PC12 cell death by N-acetylcysteine requires activation of the Ras pathway

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4042-4049

  Van Irene, Chao Yun ^a   Greene, Lloyd A ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; N acetylcysteine; Neuronal survival; Ras; Trophic factor withdrawal

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0344878874     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-11-04042.1998     Document Type: Article

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