Caspase dependent and independent cell death in naïve and NGF treated PC12 cells after glutamate induced exitotoxicity

Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai Farmakokinetikes

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-97

  Pourzitaki, C ^a   Klagas, I ^a   Kaidoglou, A ^a   Tzimagiorgis, G ^a   Kritis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Exitotoxicity; Glutamate; NGF; PC12; z VAD fmk

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMAFFIN CELL; COLORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITOTOXICITY; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

EID: 34248214112     PISSN: 10116575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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