Trophic effects of purines in neurons and glial cells

Progress in Neurobiology - Tập 59 Số 6 - Trang 663-690 - 1999
Michel P. Rathbone1, Pamela J. Middlemiss2, John W. Gysbers2, Craig M. Andrew2, Mary Herman2, Juta K. Reed3, Renata Ciccarelli4, Patrizia Di Iorio4, Francesco Caciagli4
1Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2Dept. of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
4Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, “G.D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

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