Effects of activating gamma-hydroxybutyric acid receptor on neuronal apoptosis following focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Jin, Rong ^a   Ma, Xing ^a   Jiang, Xing Ying ^b   Gu, Shu Ling ^a   Dai, Ti Jun ^a  

^a Xuzhou Medcal College   (China)

^b Xuzhou Medcal College   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain ischemia; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid receptor; Rat; Reperfusion injury

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CASPASE 3; NCS 356; NCS 382; NIMODIPINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 35048857440     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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