Effect of taurine on acute ischemia-induced neuron apoptosis in rats

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1057-1061

  Luo, Can ^a   Guo, Lian Jun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium; Caspase 3; Cerebral ischemia; Oxygen glucose deprivation; Taurine

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CALCIUM ION; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 29144502322     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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