The role of glutathione in L-2-chloropropionic acid induced cerebellar granule cell necrosis in the rat

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 724-735

  Wyatt, Ian ^a   Gyte, Andrew ^a   Simpson, Michael G ^a   Widdowson, Peter S ^a   Lock, Edward A ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellar granule cell necrosis; Glutathione; L 2 Chloropropionic acid; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROPROPIONIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DRUG SYNERGISM; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; NECROSIS; NEURONS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029821025     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050333     Document Type: Article

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