Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression in Alzheimer's disease

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-412

  Tortosa, Avelina ^a   Löpez, Eva ^a   Ferrer, Isidro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Bax; Bcl 2; Neurofibrillary degeneration; Senile plaques

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEURITE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENILE PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEUROGLIA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SENILE PLAQUES;

EID: 2642620565     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050817     Document Type: Article

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