Fimbria-fornix transection and excitotoxicity produce similar neurodegeneration in the septum

Neuroscience

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1059-1071

  Ginsberg, S D ^a   Portera Cailliau, C ^b   Martin, L J ^a,b  

^a Division of Neuropathology   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Cell death; Glutamate receptors; Hippocamposeptal pathway; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIMBRIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; QUINOLINIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 0032890067     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00288-7     Document Type: Article

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