Uncoupling protein 2: A novel player in neuroprotection

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 522-525

  Paradis, Éric ^a   Clavel, Sébastien ^a   Bouillaud, Frédéric ^b   Ricquier, Daniel ^b   Richard, Denis ^a,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DAMAGE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROPROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 0345732183     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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