Induction of reactive astrocytosis and prevention of motoneuron cell death by the I2-imidazoline receptor ligand LSL 60101

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1767-1776

  Casanovas, Anna ^a   Olmos, Gabriel ^b   Ribera, Joan ^a   Boronat, M Assumpció ^b   Esquerda, Josep E ^a   García Sevilla, Jeśs A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; GLT 1; Motoneurons; Neuronal death; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

2 (2 BENZOFURANYL)IMIDAZOLE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLINE I2 RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; MACROGLIA; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033847288     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703485     Document Type: Article

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