Protective effects of C-phycocyanin against kainic acid-induced neuronal damage in rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-78

  Rimbau, Victor ^a   Camins, Antoni ^a   Romay, Cheyla ^b   González, Ricardo ^b   Pallàs, Mercè ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; C Phycocyanin; Glia; Hsp27kD; Kainate; Neuroprotection; Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; KAINIC ACID; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; PHYCOCYANIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032698080     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00792-2     Document Type: Article

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