Excitotoxic Death of a Subset of Embryonic Rat Motor Neurons In Vitro
Fryer HJ, Knox RJ, Strittmatter SM, Kalb RG. Excitotoxic Death of a Subset of Embryonic Rat Motor Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1999, 72: 500-513. PMID: 9930721, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0720500.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCalcium Channels, L-TypeCell Culture TechniquesCell DeathCells, CulturedDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGlutamic AcidGlutamineGlycineKainic AcidMembrane PotentialsMotor NeuronsN-MethylaspartateNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotoxinsPotassiumPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, Kainic AcidReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordConceptsGlutamate receptor agonistsMotor neuronsReceptor agonistNon-NMDA glutamate receptor agonistsIntracellular Ca2Agonist-evoked intracellular Ca2Specific glutamate receptor agonistsIonotropic glutamate receptor activationReceptor subtype-specific antagonistsSpinal cord motor neuronsSubtype-specific antagonistsCultured motor neuronsGlutamate receptor expressionRat motor neuronsMost motor neuronsGlutamate receptor activationL-type Ca2Subunit-specific antibodiesTime-dependent mannerReceptor phenotypeChannel antagonistsReceptor expressionNeurotoxic effectsRoute of entryExtracellular Ca2