Astrocytes and brain injury

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-149

  Chen, Yongmei ^a   Swanson, Raymond A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VAMC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Ascorbate; Bloodbrain barrier; Free radical; Gap junction; Glutamate; Glutathione; Hypoxia; Ischemia; Metalloprotease; Neurotrophin; Nitric oxide; Reactive astrocyte

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL FUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037314008     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WCB.0000044631.80210.3C     Document Type: Review

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