Protection against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in C6 glial cells by thiol antioxidants

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Han, Derick ^a   Sen, Chandan K ^a,b   Roy, Sashwati ^a,b   Kobayashi, Michael S ^a   Tritschler, Hans J ^c   Packer, Lester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dihydrolipoic acid; Glutathione; Lipoic acid; N acetylcysteine; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; DIHYDROLIPOATE; GLUTATHIONE; THIOCTIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GLIA CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030707678     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.5.r1771     Document Type: Article

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