Inhibition of noradrenaline stimulated increase in [Ca2+]i in cultured astrocytes by chronic treatment with a therapeutically relevant lithium concentration

Brain Research

Volumn 711, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Chen, Ye ^a   Hertz, Leif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Astrocyte; Calcium; Lithium; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOINOSITIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; LITHIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NOREPINEPHRINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029925565     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01199-4     Document Type: Article

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