The calpain inhibitor VI prevents apoptosis of adult motor neurons

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1065-1068

  Momeni, Hamid R ^a   Kanje, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calpain; Calpain inhibitor; Caspase; Motor neurons; Organ culture; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CALPAIN INHIBITOR VI; CALPASTATIN; CASPASE INHIBITOR; EGTAZIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALPAIN; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 22544456011     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200507130-00007     Document Type: Article

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