Involvement of a Glutamatergic Mechanism in δ-Dendrotoxin-Induced Hippocampal Neuronal Cell Loss in the Rat

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 132-138

  Bagetta, Giacinto ^a,b,c   Palma, Ernesto ^d   Piccirilli, Silvia ^b,c   Del Daca, Claudio ^b,c   Morrone, A Luigi ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^b,c   Corasaniti, M Tiziana ^d   Dolly, J Oliver ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Center for Experimental Neurobiology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; DELTA DENDROTOXIN; DENDROTOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2-AMINO-4-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONO-3-PENTENOIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DENDROTOXIN, GAMMA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEIZURE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; DENDROASPIS; DENDROASPIS ANGUSTICEPS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELAPID VENOMS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; NEURONS; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 1842523070     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2004.pto940306.x     Document Type: Article

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