The olivocerebellar projection mediates ibogaine-induced degeneration of Purkinje cells: A model of indirect, trans-synaptic excitotoxicity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 8828-8841

  O'Hearn, Elizabeth ^a   Molliver, Mark E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Climbing fiber; Excitotoxicity; Harmaline; Ibogaine; Inferior olivary nucleus; Microglia; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

HARMALINE; IBOGAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLIMBING FIBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030775987     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-22-08828.1997     Document Type: Article

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