Effects of dexmedetomidine on hypoxia-evoked glutamate release and glutamate receptor activity in hippocampal slices

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 551-557

  Talke, P ^b   Bickler, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain: hippocampus; Ions: cytosolic free calcium; Receptors: glutamate; N methyl D aspartate; Sympathetic nervous system, 2 adrenergic agonists: dexmedetomidine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029773856     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199609000-00014     Document Type: Article

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