Effects of lithium on the activity of ERK-1/2 signal pathway and expression of Bcl-2 family proteins in the central nervous system in vivo

Bulletin of Hunan Medical University

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 330-334

  Li, Jian Ling ^a   Jing, Zhao Zheng ^a   Yi, Hong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bcl 2, Bax; Bipolar disorder; ERK 1 2; Lithium; Rats; Signal pathway

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; LITHIUM; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S6; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 2142816813     PISSN: 10005625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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