Chronic pre-explant blockade of the NMDA receptor affects survival of cerebellar granule cells explanted in vitro

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-117

  Ciani, Elisabetta ^a   Rizzi, Simona ^a   Paulsen, Ragnhild E ^b   Contestabile, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cerebellar granule cell; excitotoxicity; in vitro survival; neurotrophic agent; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITOTOXIN; LITHIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031041627     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(96)00187-3     Document Type: Article

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