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Ethanol-induced neuronal apoptosis in vivo requires BAX in the developing mouse brain.
Cell death and differentiation - 1 Oct 2003
Young C, Klocke B J, Tenkova T, Choi J, Labruyere J, Qin Y-Q, Holtzman D M, Roth K A, Olney J W
Abstract excerpt
A single episode of ethanol intoxication triggers widespread apoptotic neurodegeneration in the infant rat or mouse brain. The cell death process occurs over a 6-16 h period following ethanol administration, is accompanied by a robust display of caspase-3 enzyme activation, and meets ultrastructural criteria for apoptosis. Two apoptotic pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic) have been described, either of which may...
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