Neuroprotective effect of TTC-909, an isocarbacyclin methyl ester incorporated in lipid microspheres, on hippocampal delayed neuronal death of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-355

  Yamashita, Kimihiro ^a   Kataoka, Yasufumi ^a,d   N Nakashima, Mihoko ^a   S Yamashita, Yasuko ^a   Tanabe, Hirofumi ^b   Araki, Hiroaki ^c   Niwa, Masami ^a   Taniyama, Kohtaro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIJIN LTD   (Japan)

^c TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ischemia related delayed neuronal death; Prostacyclin analogue; Stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

ISOCARBACYCLIN METHYL ESTER; MICROSPHERE; OZAGREL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; STROKE;

EID: 0029796567     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.71.351     Document Type: Article

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