Protective effects of methylcobalamin, a vitamin B12 analog, against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in retinal cell culture

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 848-854

  Kikuchi, Masashi ^a   Kashii, Satoshi ^a,b   Honda, Yoshihito ^a   Tamura, Yutaka ^c   Kaneda, Kastuyuki ^b   Akaike, Akinori ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

glutamate; methylcobalamin; retinal cell culture; S adenosylmethionine; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MECOBALAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RETINA; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS; TRYPAN BLUE; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0030982796     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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