Morphological features and responses to AMPA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity of mouse motor neurons: comparison in purified, mixed anterior horn or motor neuron/glia cocultures

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-95

  De Paola, Massimiliano ^a   Diana, Valentina ^a   Bigini, Paolo ^a   Mennini, Tiziana ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Coculture; Excitotoxicity; Motor neuron

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR AGONIST; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KAINIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL DEATH; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAINIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROGLIA; RECEPTORS, AMPA;

EID: 41049117557     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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