Monitoring cleaved caspase-3 activity and apoptosis of immortalized oligodendroglial cells using live-cell imaging and cleaveable fluorogenic-dye substrates following potassium-induced membrane depolarization

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Smith, Graham S T ^a   Voyer Grant, Janine A M ^a   Harauz, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Glia; Issue 59; Live cell imaging; Myelin basic protein; Neuroprotection; Neuroscience; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863032039     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3422     Document Type: Article

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