Down-regulation of Bcl-2 in the fetal brain of the Gaucher disease mouse model: A possible role in the neuronal loss

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 349-354

  Hong, Young Bin ^a   Kim, Eun Yoiing ^a   Jung, Sung Chul ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Brain; DNA microarray; Fetus; Gaucher disease; Glucocerebrosidase; Mouse; Neuronal loss

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3843077293     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-004-0155-2     Document Type: Article

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