Cell death in brain development and degeneration: Control of caspase expression may be key!

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Madden, Shane D ^a   Cotter, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain; Caspases; Development; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 9; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BRAIN; CASPASES; CELL DEATH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 42549129931     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-008-8021-4     Document Type: Review

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