Nerve growth factor-independent neuronal survival: A role for NO donors

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 952-955

  Akassoglou, Katerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 O METHYLETHYL 3,4 DEPHOSTATIN; ADENOSINE; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ETHYL 3,4 DEPHOSTATIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORTHOVANADIC ACID; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS;

EID: 25144500650     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.017277     Document Type: Review

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