Abstract
In this study, we demonstrated bcl-2 expression in the rabbit brain using in situ hybridization and compared the results with the studies done on the other animals. Although the bcl-2 expressions of the rabbit were generally similar to those of the other animals, some differences were also found; the cells in molecular and Purkinje cell layers of the cerebellum, which were bcl-2 negative in the others, showed intense bcl-2 positive signals, while the ependymal cells, arachnoid villi and granular layer, which were positive in the other animals, were not well stained with bcl-2 riboprobes in the rabbit brain. Our findings clearly showed the similarities and differences of rabbit bcl-2 mRNA as compared with the other species for the first time, and provided the basis of further study on the properties of bcl-2 in this species.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-76 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 278 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Jan 2000 |
Keywords
- Bcl-2
- Central nervous system
- In situ hybridization
- Rabbit
- mRNA