Apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in organotypic slice culture models: Direct effect of bacteria revisited

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 610-617

  Gianinazzi, Christian ^a   Grandgirard, Denis ^a   Simon, Franziska ^a   Imboden, Hans ^a   Joss, Philipp ^a   Täuber, Martin G ^a   Leib, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain slice culture; Cell death; Hippocampus; Nutrient deprivation; Staurosporine; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM; BRAIN SLICE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 2942597930     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.6.610     Document Type: Article

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