Effects of free radicals and amyloid β protein on the currents of expressed rat receptors in Xenopus oocytes

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 244-247

  Huang, Funan ^a   Li, Wenbin ^a   Zhang, Binglie ^a   Cui, Xu ^a   Han, Zhitao ^a   Fang, Zhengyu ^a   Cai, Shuping ^a   Yin, Ling ^a   Wang, Luning ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein; Free radicals; Glutamate; Neurotransmitter receptor

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; FREE RADICAL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT; XENOPUS;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SUPEROXIDES; XENOPUS;

EID: 0035296322     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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