Activation of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor protects cultured mouse spinal neurons against excitotoxicity

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 309, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-201

  Abood, Mary E ^a   Rizvi, Gulrukh ^a   Sallapudi, Neetha ^a   McAllister, Sean D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor; Excitotoxicity; In vitro; Neuroprotection; Spinal

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; DRONABINOL; KAINIC ACID; RIMONABANT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DRUG RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EMBRYO; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HALLUCINOGENS; KAINIC ACID; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SPINAL CORD; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0035979606     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02065-1     Document Type: Article

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