Antagonistic effects of melatonin on glutamate release and neurotoxicity in cerebral cortex

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 829-834

  Zhang, Qing Zhu ^a   Gong, Yue Song ^a   Zhang, Jun Tian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebral cortex; Cultured cells; Glutamic acid; Melatonin; Neurons; Neurotoxins; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GLUTAMIC ACID; MELATONIN; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 0032888682     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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