Combination therapy in ischemic stroke: Synergistic neuroprotective effects of memantine and clenbuterol

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1197-1202

  Culmsee, Carsten ^a,b   Junker, Vera ^a   Kremers, Wolfram ^a   Thal, Serge ^b   Plesnila, Nikolaus ^b   Krieglstein, Josef ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Glutamates; N methyl D aspartate; Neurons

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CELL CULTURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLENBUTEROL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMATES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMANTINE; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STAUROSPORINE;

EID: 2142654428     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000125855.17686.6d     Document Type: Article

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