Differential vulnerability of autonomic and somatic motor neurons to N- methyl-D-aspartate-induced excitotoxicity

Neuroscience

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 239-249

  Annis, C M ^a   Vaughn, J E ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell death; Nitric oxide; Organotypic culture; Thoracic spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; CELL SURVIVAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NADP; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032030724     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00329-1     Document Type: Article

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