Ethanol promotes apoptosis in cerebellar granule cells by inhibiting the trophic effect of NMDA

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 578-586

  Bhave, Sanjiv V ^a   Hoffman, Paula L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebellar granule cells; Ethanol; Glycine; Intracellular Ca2+; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; GRANULE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031033269     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68020578.x     Document Type: Article

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