Femtomolar concentrations of dynorphins protect rat mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons against inflammatory damage

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1133-1141

  Liu, Bin ^a   Qin, Liya ^a   Yang, San Nan ^a   Wilson, Belinda C ^a   Liu, Yuxin ^a   Hong, Jau Shyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; DYNORPHIN; DYNORPHIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NEUROTOXIN; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENCEPHALITIS; GLIA CELL; MESENCEPHALON; MICROGLIA; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOPAMINE; DYNORPHINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRITES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SUPEROXIDES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0034893945     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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