Corticosterone attenuates zinc-induced neurotoxicity in primary hippocampal cultures

Brain Research

Volumn 791, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 295-298

  Sunanda, ^a   Rao, B S Shankaranarayana ^a   Raju, T R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Hippocampal culture; Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOSTERONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINC;

EID: 0344193602     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01569-2     Document Type: Article

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