ALS-IgG-induced selective motor neurone apoptosis in rat mixed primary spinal cord cultures

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 268-275

  Demestre, M ^a,c   Pullen, A ^a   Orrell, R W ^b   Orth, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Cell and Molecular Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Immunoglobulin; Motor neurone disease

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NECROSIS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 21344437029     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03184.x     Document Type: Article

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