Neuroprotective effects of α-tocotrienol on kainic acid-induced neurotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 18256-18268

  Jung, Na Young ^a   Lee, Kyung Hee ^b   Won, Ran ^b   Lee, Bae Hwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Alpha tocotrienol; Antioxidant; Kainic acid; Organotypic hippocampal slice culture

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; KAINIC ACID; LIPID; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TOCOMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KAINIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84883607704     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140918256     Document Type: Article

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