Cysteine-induced hypoglycemic brain damage: An alternative mechanism to excitotoxicity

Amino Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-168

  Gazit, V ^a   Ben Abraham, R ^b   Coleman, R ^a   Weizman, A ^c,d   Katz, Y ^a,e  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Cysteine; Excitatory amino acids; Glucose

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYSTEINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURONS; STREPTOZOCIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942519353     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-003-0045-5     Document Type: Article

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