Neuroprotective Effect of Adenine on Purkinje Cell Survival in Rat Cerebellar Primary Cultures

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 754-759

  Watanabe, Shun ^a   Yoshimi, Yoji ^a   Ikekita, Masahiko ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenine; Neuronal cell death; Purine; Purkinje cell; Pyrimidine

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; GUANOSINE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

ADENINE; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PURINES; PURKINJE CELLS; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0344430267     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10790     Document Type: Article

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