Inhibition of ganglioside synthesis reduces the neuronal survival activity of astrocytes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 488, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-203

  Akasako, Yuko ^a   Nara, Kiyomitsu ^a,b   Nagai, Yoshitaka ^a,c   Hashimoto, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a MITSUBISHI KAGAKU INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Ganglioside; Neuronal survival; PDMP

Indexed keywords

2 DECANOYLAMINO 3 MORPHOLINO 1 PHENYL 1 PROPANOL; GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM3; SIALIC ACID; SPHINGOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 78650702435     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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