Lithium protects ethanol-induced neuronal apoptosis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 350, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 905-910

  Zhong, Jin ^a   Yang, Xianlin ^a   Yao, Weiguo ^a   Lee, Weihua ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Apoptosis; GSK3 ; Lithium; Neuron

Indexed keywords

2 (3 CHLORO 4 HYDROXYANILINO) 3 (2 NITROPHENYL)MALEIMIDE; ALCOHOL; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 INHIBITOR; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3BETA; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRANULE CELL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOL; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33750151448     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.138     Document Type: Article

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