Is glia disfunction the initial cause of neuronal death in ischemic penumbra?

Neurological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 445-448

  Largo, Carlota ^a   Cuevas, Pedro ^a   Herreras, Oscar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorocitrate; glial disfunction; hippocampus; ischemic penumbra; neuronal death; rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

EID: 0029851902     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1996.11740449     Document Type: Article

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