Distinct pattern of microglial response, cyclooxygenase-2, and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the aged rat brain after excitotoxic damage

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 86, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3170-3183

  Campuzano, O ^a   Castillo Ruiz, M M ^a   Acarin, Laia ^a   Castellano, B ^a   Gonzalez, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Inflammation; Macrophage; Neutrophil; Striatum

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; EXCITOTOXICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 57049102293     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21751     Document Type: Article

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