Blockade of calpain proteolytic activity rescues neurons from glutamate excitotoxicity

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Rami, A ^a   Ferger, D ^b   Krieglstein, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calpain inhibitors; Glutamate; Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; CALPASTATIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MDL 287170; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

EID: 0030934037     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01123-6     Document Type: Article

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