The vulnerability of spinal cord neurons to excitotoxic injury: Comparison with cortical neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-12

  Regan, Raymond F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

( ) Amino 3 hydroxy 5 methylisoxazole 4 propionic acid; Calcium; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Ischemia; N Methyl D aspartate; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

1 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 4 METHYL 7,8 METHYLENEDIOXY 5H 2,3 BENZODIAZEPINE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030602849     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12823-8     Document Type: Article

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