Evaluation of free radical production, mitochondrial membrane potential and cytoplasmic calcium in mammalian neurons by flow cytometry

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-287

  Sureda, Francesc X ^a   Gabriel, Cecília ^a   Comas, Jaume ^a   Pallàs, Mercè ^a   Escubedo, Elena ^a   Camarasa, Jorge ^a   Camins, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flow cytometry; Glutamate; Mitochondria; Neuron; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

2',7' DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; INDO 1; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHODAMINE 123; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULE CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM; CHROMANS; CYTOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEINS; FREE RADICALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOMYCIN; IONOPHORES; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURONS; PIPERAZINES; PREGNATRIENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0033485684     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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