Protective effect of l-carnitine against bilirubin-induced neuronal cell death

Brain and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 436-439

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

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cerebellum; l carnitine; Neuroprotection; Unconjugated bilirubin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CARNITINE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROTECTION; CEREBELLUM; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GRANULAR CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BILIRUBIN; CARNITINE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33745189394     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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