PKR Activation in Neurodegenerative Disease

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Peel, Alyson L ^a  

^a BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Huntington disease; Neurodegeneration; NF B; PKR; Kinase

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 8; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERFERON; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE R; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0842288218     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.2.97     Document Type: Review

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