BAPTA-AM and ethanol protect cerebellar granule neurons from the destructive effect of the weaver gene

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 571-579

  Liesi, Päivi ^a   Wright, Jerry M ^a,b   Krauthamer, Victor ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

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

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

BAPTA AM; Calcium; Cerebellum; Ethanol; Granule neurons; Rescue; Weaver

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHELATING AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CEREBELLUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; GENE MUTATION; GRANULE CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL DEATH; CELL MOVEMENT; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHELATING AGENTS; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHANOL; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0030910902     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19970615)48:6<571::AID-JNR10>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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