Cytotoxic actions of FTY720, a novel immunosuppressant, on thymocytes and brain neurons dissociated from the rat

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-385

  Oyama, Yasuo ^a   Chikahisa, Lumi ^a,b   Kanemaru, Kaori ^a   Nakata, Mami ^a   Noguchi, Sachi ^a   Nagano, Takayuki ^a   Okazaki, Eisuke ^a   Hirata, Akira ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^c SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain neuron; Cytotoxic action; Flow cytometry; Immunosuppressant; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ETHIDIUM; FINGOLIMOD; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0031970964     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.76.377     Document Type: Article

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