L-carnitine protects against glutamate- and kainic acid-induced neurotoxicity in cerebellar granular cell culture of rats

Brain and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 570-573

  Tastekin, Ayhan ^a   Gepdiremen, Akcahan ^b   Ors, Rahmi ^a   Emin Buyukokuroglu, Mehmet ^c   Halici, Zekai ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cerebellum; Glutamate; Kainic acid; L carnitine; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARNITINE; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; KAINIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 27944460923     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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