Neuroprotective effect of an angiotensin receptor type 2 agonist following cerebral ischemia in vitro and in vivo

Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lee, Seyoung ^a   Brait, Vanessa H ^a   Arumugam, Thiruma V ^b   Evans, Megan A ^a   Kim, Hyun A ^a   Widdop, Robert E ^a   Drummond, Grant R ^a   Sobey, Christopher G ^a   Jones, Emma S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; AT2 receptor; Cerebral ischemia; Glucose deprivation; Mouse; Neuronal death; Neuroprotection; Stroke

Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; CANDESARTAN; GLUCOSE; NICOTINOYLTYROSYL(N BENZYLOXYCARBONYLARGINYL)LYSYLHISTIDYLPROLYLISOLEUCINE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868694549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20407378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-7378-4-16     Document Type: Article

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