Truncation of caspase-3 on phosphorylated tau

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Duan, Ping ^a   Li, Xia Chun ^a   Deng, Yan Qiu ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Wang, Jian Zhi ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Tau fragment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EXTRACT; CASPASE 3; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 15944368893     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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