Glutamate-induced increases in transglutaminase activity in primary cultures of astroglial cells

Brain Research

Volumn 978, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 24-30

  Campisi, A ^c   Caccamo, D ^a   Raciti, G ^c   Cannavo G ^b   Macaione, V ^a   Curro M ^a   Macaione, S ^a   Vanella, A ^c   Ientile, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroglial cell; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Ionotropic receptor; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

1 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 4 METHYL 7,8 METHYLENEDIOXY 5H 2,3 BENZODIAZEPINE; ACRIDINE ORANGE; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DANSYLCADAVERINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038433284     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02725-2     Document Type: Article

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