Cytoprotective effect of Acetyl-l-carnitine evidenced by analysis of gene expression in the rat brain

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Traina, Giovanna ^a   Federighi, Giuseppe ^b   Brunelli, Marcello ^b   Scuri, Rossana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl l carnitine; Brain; Cytoprotection; Rat; Suppression subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FERRITIN; FERRITIN H; LEVACECARNINE; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETYLCARNITINE; APOFERRITIN; ISOMERASE; LIPOCALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN R2 D ISOMERASE; PROSTAGLANDIN R2 D-ISOMERASE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; APOFERRITINS; BRAIN; CYTOCHROMES B; CYTOPROTECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; LIPOCALINS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1;

EID: 66149090372     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-009-8056-1     Document Type: Article

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