A mathematical model of cell death in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 420-425

  Broome, Taylor M ^a   Coleman, Randolph A ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Computational biology; Multiple sclerosis; Neurodegenerative diseases; Permeability transition pore; Reactive nitrogen species; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY TRANSITION PORE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INFLAMMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CELL DEATH; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80053182151     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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