Kainate-induced hippocampal DNA damage is attenuated in superoxide dismutase transgenic mice

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-148

  Hirata, Hiroshi ^a   Cadet, Jean Lud ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radical; Hippocampus; Kainic acid; Nick translation, in situ; Superoxide dismutase; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DNA; KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMOZYGOTE; KAINIC ACID; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030872357     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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