The role of excitatory neurotransmitters in seizure-induced neuronal injury in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 737, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-63

  Tanaka, K ^a   Graham, S H ^a   Simon, R P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell injury; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Heat shock protein; Neuronal injury; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; SEIZURE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0030597199     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00658-0     Document Type: Article

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