Protective effects of the glutamate antagonist MK-801 on pyrithiamine-induced lesions and amino acid changes in rat brain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 1664-1674

  Langlais, Philip J ^a,b,c,e   Mair, Robert G ^a,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIBENZO[A,D]CYCLOHEPTENE DERIVATIVE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; PYRITHIAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TIME;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DIBENZOCYCLOHEPTENES; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; PYRITHIAMINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0025426344     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-05-01664.1990     Document Type: Article

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