Excitotoxic mechanism of cell swelling in rat cerebral cortical slices treated acutely with ammonia

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 299-303

  Zielińska, Magdalena ^a   Law, Robert O ^b   Albrecht, Jan ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cell swelling; Cytoprotection; Glutamine; Neurotoxicity; NMDA receptors; Taurine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMMONIUM ACETATE; ANTIOXIDANT; BICUCULLINE; CARBON 14; DEXTRO LEVO 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMINE; GUANIDINOETHANESULFONIC ACID; INSULIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL SWELLING; CELL VOLUME; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0038403914     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(03)00015-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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