Low-dose radiation stimulates Wnt/β-catenin signaling, neural stem cell proliferation and neurogenesis of the mouse hippocampus in vitro and in vivo

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-289

  Wei, Li Chun ^a   Ding, Yin Xiu ^b   Liu, Yong Hong ^b   Duan, Li ^b   Bai, Ya ^b   Shi, Mei ^a   Chen, Liang Wei ^b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Hippocampus; Low dose radiation; Neurogenesis; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; BROXURIDINE; NESTIN; WNT PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT3A PROTEIN; WNT5A PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84860285299     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512800107627     Document Type: Article

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