Calcium: A role for neuroprotection and sustained adaptation

Molecular Interventions

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 315-329

  Friedman, Linda K ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; ESTRADIOL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL POPULATION; DENDRITIC SPINE; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXCITOTOXICITY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 33846031162     PISSN: 15340384     EISSN: 15432548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mi.6.6.5     Document Type: Review

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