Neuromuscular denervation: Bax up against the wall in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 50, 2006, Pages 12849-12851

  Steele, Andrew D ^a   Yi, Caroline H ^b  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; HUMANS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 33845654506     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4086-06.2006     Document Type: Short Survey

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