Dimethyl sulfoxide, but not acidosis-induced metallothionein mRNA expression in neonatal rat primary astrocyte cultures is inhibited by the bioflavonoid, quercetin

Brain Research

Volumn 794, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-308

  Conklin, Dawn R ^a   Tan, Kim H ^b   Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Astrocyte; Bioflavonoid; Dimethyl sulfoxide; In vitro; Metallothionein; MRNA; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; QUERCETIN;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032103117     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00241-8     Document Type: Article

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