Reversal of aluminium-induced metabolic changes in primary rat midbrain neural cultures by the NMDA antagonist MK-801

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 631-635

  Atterwill, C K ^a   Johnston, H B ^c   Thomas, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0030267173     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(96)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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