The modulation of NMDA and AMPA/kainate receptors by tocotrienol-rich fraction and A-tocopherol in glutamate-induced injury of primary astrocytes

Astrocytes are known as structural and supporting cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Glutamate, as a main excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system, can be excitotoxic, playing a key role in many chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of the current...

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Hauptverfasser: Abedi, Zahra, Khaza’ai, Huzwah, Vidyadaran, Sharmili, Abd Mutalib, Mohd Sokhini
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: MDPI 2017
Online Zugang:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63489/1/The%20Modulation%20of%20NMDA%20and%20AMPAKainate.pdf