Synaptosomal and brain slice cerebrocortical [3H]L-glutamate uptake in a rat model of chronic hepatic encephalopathy

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-93

  Maddison, Jill E ^a   Mickelthwaite, Claire ^a   Watson, Wendy E J ^a   Johnston, Graham A R ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; VEIN LIGATION;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IN VITRO; KINETICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 0029655317     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00054-C     Document Type: Article

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