Axons get excited to death

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-121

  Ransom, Bruce R ^a   Saltan, Selva B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

CELL ORGANELLE; EDITORIAL; EXCITOTOXICITY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL DEATH; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 62549157103     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21659     Document Type: Editorial

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