NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity: A paradoxical requirement for extracellular Mg2+ in Na+/Ca2+-free solutions in rat cortical neurons in vitro

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1836-1845

  Hartnett, K A ^a   Stout, A K ^a   Rajdev, S ^a   Rosenberg, P A ^b   Reynolds, I J ^a   Aizenman, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cations; Cell culture; Excitotoxicity; N Methyl D aspartate; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030938108     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68051836.x     Document Type: Article

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