Hypertonic environment prevents depolarization and improves functional recovery from hypoxia in hippocampal slices

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-467

  Huang, Rong ^a   Aitken, Peter G ^a   Somjen, George G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Cell volume; Ischemia; Osmotic effects; Spreading depression; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FRUCTOSE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; MANNITOL; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029866067     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199605000-00012     Document Type: Article

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