Dependence of neurones on astrocytes in a coculture system renders neurones sensitive to transforming growth factor β1-induced glutamate toxicity

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 943-953

  Brown, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cytokine; Interleukin 6; Mouse

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; COCULTURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN-6; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033044658     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0720943.x     Document Type: Article

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