Dynamic changes of the anti- and pro-apoptotic proteins Bcl-w, Bcl-2, and Bax with Smac/Diablo mitochondrial release after photothrombotic ring stroke in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1177-1188

  Hu, Xiao Lei ^a   Olsson, Tommy ^a   Johansson, Inga Maj ^a   Brännström, Thomas ^a   Wester, Per ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family proteins; Cerebral ischaemia; Focal ischaemia; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL W; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRRADIATION; ISCHEMIA; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RADIATION DOSE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STAINING; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 4544308331     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03554.x     Document Type: Article

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