Toxic effects of β-amyloid(25-35) on immortalised rat brain endothelial cell: Protection by carnosine, homocarnosine and β-alanine

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-108

  Preston, Jane E ^a   Hipkiss, Alan R ^a   Himsworth, David T J ^a   Romero, Ignacio A ^a   Abbott, Joan N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amyloid; Alzheimer's disease; Blood brain barrier; Carnosine; Cell culture

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BETA ALANINE; CARNOSINE; GLUCOSE; HOMOCARNOSINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; CARNOSINE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANIDINES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032512867     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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