Neuroprotective effects of melatonin

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 398, Issue , 1996, Pages 315-321

  Lipartiti, M ^a   Franceschini, D ^a   Zanoni, R ^b   Gusella, M ^a   Giusti, P ^a   Cagnoli, C M ^c   Kharlamov, A ^c   Manev, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Fidia Advanced Biopolymers   (Italy)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS;

EID: 0030340904     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0381-7_49     Document Type: Article

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