Effect of ischaemia & aglycaemia on the synaptic transmission in neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 118, Issue OCT., 2003, Pages 172-177

  Jha, Archana ^a   Dasgupta, S ^a   Deshpande, S B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Hypoxia; Monosynaptic reflex; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Polysynaptic reflex

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYGEN;

AGLYCEMIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOXIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DORSAL ROOT; EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; ISCHEMIA; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STANDARD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME; TISSUE PERFUSION; TISSUE PREPARATION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; CELL HYPOXIA; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; ISCHEMIA; MAGNESIUM; N-METHYLASPARTATE; OXYGEN; PERFUSION; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347527272     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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