title: Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species at the fulcrum of life-death decisions: a commentary on "peroxynitrite transforms nerve growth factor into an apoptotic factor for motor neurons".
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. ctc4@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Charleen T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: D Craig
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D020800:Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D020800:Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor