MK801 - A neuroprotectant in rat hypertensive eyes

Brain Research

Volumn 792, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 154-158

  Chaudhary, Priya ^a   Ahmed, Farid ^a   Sharma, S C ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

C fos; Glaucoma; Hypertensive eye; MK 801; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN C FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 0032482130     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00212-1     Document Type: Article

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