The cognition-enhancer nefiracetam is protective in BDNF-independent neuronal cell death under the serum-free condition

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-143

  Fujita, Ryousuke ^a   Takayama, Naoko ^a   Ueda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium channel; Nefiracetam; Nootropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANIRACETAM; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DNA FRAGMENT; NEFIRACETAM; NIFEDIPINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EMBRYO; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEURONS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; PYRROLIDINONES; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036138457     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(01)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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