An antiapoptotic neuroprotective role for neuroglobin

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2306-2321

  Brittain, Thomas ^a   Skommer, Joanna ^a   Raychaudhuri, Subadhip ^b   Birch, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytochrome c; Mitochondria; Neuroglobin; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CYTOCHROME C; NEUROGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

APOPTOSIS; CYTOCHROME C; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROGLOBIN; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DEATH; CYTOCHROMES C; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77954803540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11062306     Document Type: Review

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