Nickel modulates the electrical activity of cultured cortical neurons through a specific effect on N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor channels

Neuroscience

Volumn 177, Issue , 2011, Pages 43-55

  Gavazzo, P ^a   Tedesco, M ^b   Chiappalone, M ^c   Zanardi, I ^a   Marchetti, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; In vitro development; Neurotoxicity; NR2 subunits; NR2B antagonists; Rat brain embryonic cultures

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; NICKEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EMBRYO; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NICKEL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 79952004742     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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