Novel characteristics of glutamate-induced cell death in primary septohippocampal cultures: Relationship to calpain and caspase-3 protease activation

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 550-562

  Zhao, Xiurong ^a   Newcomb, Jennifer K ^a   Pike, Brian R ^b   Wang, Kevin K W ^c   D'Avella, Domenico ^d   Hayes, Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calpain; Caspase 3; Glutamate; Proteases

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; CASPASE 3; FODRIN; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 0034018611     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200003000-00014     Document Type: Article

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