Activation of group III metabotropic glutamate receptors is neuroprotective in cortical cultures

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 310, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Bruno, V ^a   Copani, A ^b   Bonanno, L ^c   Knoepfel, T ^d   Kuhn, R ^d   Roberts, P J ^e   Nicoletti, F ^a,b  

^a Inst Mediterraneo di Neurosci N   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical neuron; Excitotoxicity; Metabotropic glutamate receptor

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 3 CARBOXYPHENYLALANINE; ALPHA METHYL 4 PHOSPHONOPHENYLGLYCINE; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030598124     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00358-5     Document Type: Article

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