Bifemelane protects cultured cortical neurons against N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated glutamate cytotoxicity

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-316

  Akaike, Akinori ^b   Maeda, Takehiko ^b   Kume, Toshiaki ^b   Kaneko, Satoshi ^a,b  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifemelane; Cerebral cortex; Glutamate

Indexed keywords

BIFEMELANE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031948270     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.76.313     Document Type: Article

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