Neuroprotective action of the pineal hormone melatonin against excitotoxicity: Receptor abuse-dependent antagonism (RADA)

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 825, Issue , 1997, Pages 85-89

  Manev, Hari ^a   Uz, Tolga ^a   Giusti, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; STROKE;

EID: 0030786056     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48417.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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