Neuroprotection by melatonin from kainate-induced excitotoxicity in rats

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 891-896

  Giusti, Pietro ^a   Lipartiti, Maria ^a   Franceschini, Davide ^a   Schiavo, Nicola ^a   Floreani, Maura ^a   Manev, Hari ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

glutamate; reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT;

EID: 0029885085     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.8.8666166     Document Type: Article

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