Mode of action of taurine as a neuroprotector

Brain Research

Volumn 1038, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-131

  Wu, Heng ^a,b   Jin, Ying ^a,b   Wei, Jianning ^a   Jin, Hong ^c   Sha, Di ^a,b   Wu, Jang Yen ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid receptor; Calcium channel; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Neuroprotection; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; TAURINE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FETUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 14744290779     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.058     Document Type: Article

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