TRH-analog, TA-0910 (3-methyl-(s)-5,6-dihydroorotyl-L-histidyl-L- prolinamide) rescues motor neurons from axotomy-induced cell death

Neurological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 613-616

  Iwasaki, Yasuo ^a   Shiojima, Toshiya ^a   Tagaya, Nozomu ^a   Kobayashi, Tomoko ^a   Kinoshita, Masao ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axotomy induced motor neuron death; Motor neuron disease; Neuroprotection; Spinal motor neuron; TA 0910

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; PROTIRELIN DERIVATIVE; TALTIRELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031440213     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1997.11740869     Document Type: Article

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