Schwann cells exhibit excitotoxicity consistent with release of NMDA receptor agonists

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 638-643

  Wu, Sheng Zhou ^a   Jiang, Shujun ^a   Sims, Terry J ^a   Barger, Steven W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; D serine; Glutamate; Neuronal cell death; Peripheral nerve; Serine racemase

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; DEXTRO AMINO ACID OXIDASE; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; SERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXCITOTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; D-AMINO-ACID OXIDASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; KYNURENIC ACID; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCHWANN CELLS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14944346596     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20401     Document Type: Article

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