Distribution of a putative endogenous modulator of the GABAergic system in human brain

Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 443-445

  Ferrarese, C ^a   Appollonio, I ^a   Frigo, M ^a   Piolti, R ^a   Tamma, F ^a   Frattola, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA CARBOLINE; DIAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR;

AUTOPSY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIMBIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMAN; NEUROPEPTIDES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0024505657     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.39.3.443     Document Type: Article

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