Riluzole inhibits the persistent sodium current in mammalian CNS neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3567-3574

  Urbani, A ^a   Belluzzi, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cortical neurons; Na+ current; Patch clamp; Slice preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; RILUZOLE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNELS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033787252     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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