Additive neuroprotective effects of dextrorphan and cycloheximide in rats subjected to transient focal cerebral ischemia

Brain Research

Volumn 718, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 233-236

  Du, Cheng ^a   Hu, Rong ^a   Csernansky, Cynthia A ^a   Liu, XiaoZhong ^a   Hsu, Chung Y ^a   Choi, Dennis W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Excitotoxicity; Focal cerebral ischemia; Glutamate; Hypoxia; NMDA

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEXTRORPHAN; EXCITOTOXIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029934233     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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