Protection by taurine of rat brain cortical slices against oxygen glucose deprivation- and reoxygenation-induced damage

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 621, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 26-32

  Ricci, Lorenzo ^a   Valoti, Massimo ^a   Sgaragli, Giampietro ^a   Frosini, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Brain ischemia; GABA ergic system; Neuroprotection; Taurine

Indexed keywords

5 NITRO 2 (3 PHENYLPROPYLAMINO)BENZOIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANIDINOETHANESULFONIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; OXYGEN; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SWELLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REOXYGENATION; REPERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; STROKE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE WATER;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; BRAIN; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; EDEMA; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; OXYGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REPERFUSION INJURY; TAURINE; WATER;

EID: 70349495362     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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