Sodium-mediated axonal degeneration in inflammatory demyelinating disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 233, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 27-35

  Bechtold, David A ^a   Smith, Kenneth J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demyelination; Energy depletion; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE); Hypoxia; Nitric oxide; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FLECAINIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYTOIN; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM ION;

BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; AXONS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 20444396571     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.03.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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