Ceramide protects hippocampal neurons against excitotoxic and oxidative insults, and amyloid β-peptide toxicity

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 869-872

  Goodman, Yadong ^a   Mattson, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Ceramide; Confocal laser scanning microscope imaging; Glutamate excitotoxicity; Lipid peroxidation; Neuron death; NF B; Reactive oxygen species; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CERAMIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN TOXICITY; EMBRYO; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030026613     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020869.x     Document Type: Article

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