Ascorbate inhibits edema in brain slices

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1263-1270

  Brahma, B ^a   Forman, R E ^a   Stewart, E E ^a   Nicholson, C ^a   Rice, M E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Brain slices; Edema; Glutamate; Oxidative stress; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOASCORBIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXIDIZING AGENT; THIOUREA; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER ABSORPTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033965296     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.741263.x     Document Type: Article

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