title: The proapoptotic proteins Bax and Bak are not involved in Wallerian degeneration.
authors.forename: Alan V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Whitmore
authors.forename: Tullia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lindsten
authors.forename: Martin C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Raff
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: C494773:Bak1 protein, mouse; C494827:Bax protein, mouse; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein