N-acetylaspartylglutamate protects against transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 408, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 233-239

  Lu, Xi Chun M ^a   Tang, Zhaocheng ^a   Liu, Weilin ^a   Lin, Qian ^a   Slusher, Barbara S ^a  

^a GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia; MCPG ((R,S) methyl 4 carboxyphenylglycine); mGlu receptor; NAAG (N acetylaspartylglutamate); NAALADase (N acetylated linked acidic dipeptidase)

Indexed keywords

(RS) ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MODEL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZOATES; BRAIN; DIPEPTIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034711558     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00762-7     Document Type: Article

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