Effect of low Mg2+ and bicuculline on cell survival in hippocampal slice cultures

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 752-759

  Yoon, Jinny J ^a   Green, Colin R ^a   Bai, Ji Zhong ^a   Lipski, Janusz ^a   Nicholson, Louise F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell death; Convulsant; Excitotoxicity; Magnesium; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; MAGNESIUM; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; CONVULSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITOTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; CELL DEATH; CONVULSANTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAGNESIUM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 78149277438     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2010.520378     Document Type: Article

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