N-acetylaspartylglutamate and β-NAAG protect against injury induced by NMDA and hypoxia in primary spinal cord cultures

Brain Research

Volumn 991, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 56-64

  Yourick, Debra L ^a   Koenig, Michael L ^a   Durden, Anna V ^a   Long, Joseph B ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Glutamate; MGluR; N Acetyl aspartylglutamate; N Acetylaspartylglutamate; NAAG peptidase activity, glutamate carboxypeptidase II or NAALADase; Neuroprotection; NMDA

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KAINIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; SPAGLUMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FETUS; GLIA CELL; HYPOXIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0142090743     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03533-9     Document Type: Article

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