Nicotine-induced protection against glutamate cytotoxicity: Nicotinic cholinergic receptor-mediated inhibition of nitric oxide formation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 777, Issue , 1996, Pages 356-361

  Shimohama, S ^a   Akaike, A ^a   Kimura, J ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ATROPINE; CALCIUM ION; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXAMETHONIUM; IONOMYCIN; KAINIC ACID; MUSCARINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; S NITROSOCYSTEINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FETUS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029923226     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb34445.x     Document Type: Article

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