Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, but not neurotrophin-3, prevents ischaemia-induced neuronal cell death in organotypic rat hippocampal slice cultures

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-206

  Pringle, A K ^a   Sundstrom, L E ^a   Wilde, G J C ^a   Williams, L R ^b   Iannotti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Hippocampus; Ischaemia; Neurotrophin; Organotypic slice culture; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN SLICE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030604660     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12745-2     Document Type: Article

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