Ruthenium red neurotoxicity and interaction with gangliosides in primary cortical cultures

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-79

  Velasco, Iván ^a   Tapia, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Neuraminidase; Neurodegeneration; Neuronal cultures; Ruthenium red

Indexed keywords

RUTHENIUM RED; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL INTERACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDES; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAMINIDASE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUTHENIUM RED; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 0030858945     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19970701)49:1<72::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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