NMDA and non-NMDA receptor antagonists protect against excitotoxic injury in the rat spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 160-167

  Liu, Shanliang ^a   Ruenes, Gladys L ^a   Yezierski, Robert P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Ionotropic; NMDA; Quisqualate; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031005895     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00137-6     Document Type: Article

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