Thrombin induces apoptosis in cultured neurons and astrocytes via a pathway requiring tyrosine kinase and RhoA activities

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 5316-5326

  Cunningham, Dennis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Astrocytes; Cerebrovascular injury; Neurons; Receptor; RhoA; Serine threonine; Thrombin; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 16944366731     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-14-05316.1997     Document Type: Article

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