Neurotransmitters and apoptosis in the developing brain

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-405

  Ikonomidou, Chrysanthy ^a   Bittigau, Petra ^a   Koch, Christian ^a   Genz, Kerstin ^a   Hoerster, Friederike ^a   Felderhoff Mueser, Ursula ^a   Tenkova, Tatyana ^b   Dikranian, Krikor ^b   Olney, John W ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Apoptosis; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Ethanol; GABAA receptors; Ketamine; NMDA receptors; Phencyclidine; Synaptogenesis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITROUS OXIDE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANESTHESIA; APOPTOSIS; BEHAVIOR TERATOLOGY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FETUS RISK; GESTATION PERIOD; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0035882765     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(01)00696-7     Document Type: Article

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