Delayed antagonism of AMPA/kainate receptors reduces long-term functional deficits resulting from spinal cord trauma

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 145, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 565-573

  Wrathall, Jean R ^a   Teng, Yang Dong ^a   Marriott, Robert ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0342813092     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6506     Document Type: Article

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