Glutamate-induced white matter injury: Excitotoxicity without synapses

Neuroscientist

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 230-233

  Stys, Peter K ^a   Li, Shuxin ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMPA; Axon; Calcium; Glia; Myelin; Oligodendrocyte; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; SODIUM ION;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; REVIEW; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPSE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033856676     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385840000600405     Document Type: Review

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