Conflicting effects of N-acetylcysteine on purified neurons derived from rat cortical culture

NeuroReport

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 416-421

  Sagara, Jun Ichi ^a   Bannai, Shiro ^a   Shikano, Naoto ^a   Makino, Nobuo ^a  

^a IBARAKI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cysteine; Cystine; Glutathione; N acetylcysteine; Oxidative stress; Purified neuron

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS;

EID: 79957670182     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328337765c     Document Type: Article

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