ω-Agatoxin IVA and excitotoxicity in cortical neuronal cultures

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 142-144

  Lustig, Heather S ^a   Ahern, Kristine Von B ^a   Greenberg, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Excitotoxicity; N Methyl D aspartate; Ouabain; Primary neuronal culture; Veratridine; Agatoxin IVA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; EXCITOTOXIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OUABAIN; VERATRIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030565019     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12849-4     Document Type: Article

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