Induction of ornithine decarboxylase mRNA in transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 239, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 69-72

  Keinänen, Riitta ^a   Miettinen, Susanna ^a   Yrjänheikki, Juha ^a   Koistinaho, Jari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Focal cerebral ischemia; mRNA induction; N Methyl D aspartate receptor; Ornithine decarboxylase; Rat

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INDUCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STROKE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344404176     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00890-2     Document Type: Article

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