Injection of Xenopus oocytes with mRNA from cultured neurons induces new currents and susceptibility to the damaging action of ruthenium red

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-386

  Velasco, Iván ^a   Covarrubias, Manuel ^b   Tapia, Ricardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell death; Neuronal culture; Neuronal mRNA expression; Ruthenium red; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RUTHENIUM RED;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INJECTIONS; NEURONS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; RUTHENIUM RED; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033103831     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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