N-acetylated-α-linked-acidic dipeptidase inhibitor has a neuroprotective effect on mouse retinal ganglion cells after pressure-induced ischemia

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-136

  Harada, Chikako ^a,b   Harada, Takayuki ^a,b   Slusher, Barbara S ^c   Yoshida, Kazuhiko ^b   Matsuda, Hidehiko ^b   Wada, Keiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

2 (Phosphonomethyl)pentanedioic acid; Glutamate; N acetylated linked acidic dipeptidase inhibitor; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Retinal ganglion cells; Retinal ischemia

Indexed keywords

(2 PHOSPHONOMETHYL)PENTANEDIOIC ACID; DEXTRORPHAN; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0034613437     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01444-0     Document Type: Article

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