α7 Nicotinic receptor mediated protection against ethanol-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells

Brain Research

Volumn 816, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 225-228

  Li, Yangxin ^a   King, Michael A ^a   Grimes, Jeremy ^a   Smith, Nathaniel ^a   De Fiebre, Christopher M ^b   Meyer, Edwin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ethanol; Neuroprotection; Nicotinic receptor; Pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 3 (2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; 3-(2,4-DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLIDENE DERIVATIVE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; FLUO 3; FLUORESCENT DYE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BENZYLIDENE COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PC12 CELLS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; XANTHENES;

EID: 0033573584     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01153-6     Document Type: Article

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