Molecular morphology of neuronal apoptosis: Analysis of caspase 3 activation during postnatal development of mouse cerebellar cortex

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 621-629

  Lossi, Laura ^a   Tamagno, Ilaria ^a   Merighi, Adalberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CASPASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CELL MIGRATION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE TRANSFER; GRANULE CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; NEURONS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 16644379682     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-004-2189-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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