Cerebrospinal fluid from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has no effect on intracellular free calcium in cultured cortical neurons

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 141-152

  Gredal, Ole ^a   Witt, Michael Robin ^a   Dekermendjian, Kim ^a   Møller, Svend Erik ^a   Nielsen, Mogens ^a  

^a Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; calcium; cerebrospinal fluid; cortical neurons; Fura 2

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030460482     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02814998     Document Type: Article

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