Expression of caspase-3 in rodent and monkey brain: A species- and age-related study

Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 180-183

  Zhang, Ai Qun ^a   Gao, Li Jie ^a   Wu, Yan ^b   Lai, Hui Ling ^c  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; PROCASPASE 3;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DENDRITE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RHESUS MONKEY; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33747211459     PISSN: 16715926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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