Homocysteine induces cell death of rat astrocytes in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 347, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-88

  Maler, J M ^a   Seifert, W ^b   Huther G ^c   Wiltfang, J ^a   Ruther E ^c   Kornhuber, J ^a   Bleich, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Vitagenix Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Homocysteine; Neurodegeneration; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BODY REGIONS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0037626909     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00655-4     Document Type: Article

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