Organotypic cultures as tool to test long-term effects of chemicals on the nervous system

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 987-1001

  Pena F ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

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1 PHENYLCYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; 1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; 2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 3 (6 DIMETHYLAMINO 4 METHYL 3 PYRIDINYL) 7 DIPROPYLAMINO 2,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZOLO[1,5 A]PYRIMIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 4 [4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 5 (2 METHOXY 4 PYRIMIDINYL) 1 IMIDAZOLYL]CYCLOHEXANOL; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHEMICAL AGENT; DIZOCILPINE; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; IBERIOTOXIN; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIBEFRADIL; N [2 [1,2 DIHYDRO 3,5(4H) DIOXO 1,2 DIPHENYL 1,2,4 TRIAZOL 4 YL]ETHYL] N2 [[1 [2 [4 [5,11 DIHYDRO 6(6H) OXODIBENZ[B,E]AZEPIN 11 YL] 1 PIPERAZINYL] 2 OXOETHYL]CYCLOPENTYL]ACETYL]ARGININAMIDE; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NICOTINE; PILOCARPINE; PROGESTERONE; RESVERATROL; RILUZOLE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG; XESTOSPONGIN C;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN SLICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MODEL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 77950683761     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986710790820679     Document Type: Review

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