Bax gene silencing: A potential intervention in aluminum-induced neural cell death

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-17

  Zhang, Q L ^a   Niu, Qiao ^a   Niu, P Y ^b   Shi, Y T ^c   Liu, C Y ^a   Di Gioacchino, M ^d   Zhang, L ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Braga, M ^d  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANXI CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Apoptosis; Bax; RNA interference; siRNA

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; PROTEIN BAX; RNA; BAX PROTEIN, RAT; PRIMER DNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ALUMINUM INDUCED NEURAL CELL DEATH; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLIA CELL; GLIOMA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE THERAPY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA PRIMERS; GENE THERAPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77953708329     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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