Media composition modulates excitatory amino acid-induced death of rat cerebellar granule cells

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 350-355

  Wood, Anita M ^a   Tiwari, Priyanka ^a   Bristow, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell death; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Intracellular calcium ( Ca2+ i); Serum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRANULE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030750956     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701600702     Document Type: Article

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