Novel model for the mechanisms of glutamate-dependent excitotoxicity: Role of neuronal gap junctions

Brain Research

Volumn 1487, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-130

  Belousov, Andrei B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 36; Excitotoxicity; Gap junction; Glutamate; Neuronal death

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENTATE GYRUS; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; EXCITOTOXICITY; HABENULA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURONS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84869493211     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.05.063     Document Type: Review

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