Fluoride neurotoxicity and excitotoxicity/microglial activation: Critical need for more research

Fluoride

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-92

  Blaylock, Russell L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitotoxic aminoacids; Excitotoxicity; Fluoride neurotoxicity; Microglial activation; Proinflammatory cytokines; Research topics

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOFLUORIDE COMPLEX; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; CYTOKINE; FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 34547674796     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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