Detection of reactive oxygen species in primary cultures of cerebellar granule cells

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-270

  Atlante, A ^a   Passarella, S ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultured neuron; Glutamate neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress; ROS

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; DITHIOTHREITOL; DIZOCILPINE; EGTAZIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; IMIDAZOLE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N,N DIMETHYL 4 NITROSOANILINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SODIUM AZIDE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; GRANULE CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CEREBELLUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EGTAZIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0033485969     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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