Modulation of glial cell signaling by adenosine and pharmacological reinforcement: A neuroprotective strategy?

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Schubert, P ^a   Ogata, T ^a   Ferroni, S ^b   Mcrae, A ^c   Nakamura, Y ^d   Rudolphi, K ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Adenosine, propentofylline; Alzheimer disease; cyclic AMP, pathological activation astrocytes; microglia; neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; PROPENTOFYLLINE; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029841303     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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