Cocaine exposure results in formation of dendritic varicosity in rat primary hippocampal neurons

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-30

  Yao, Honghong ^a   Bethel Brown, Crystal ^a   Kumar, Anil ^b   Buch, Shilpa ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Dendritic swelling; Hippocampal neurons; HIV 1 associated neurological disorders

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; NEUROTOXIN; PROTEIN ARC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 64549116835     PISSN: 15536203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajidsp.2009.26.30     Document Type: Article

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