Influence of two naturally occurring abietane monocarboxylic acids (resin acids) and a chlorinated derivative on release of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid from trout brain synaptosomes

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-120

  Zheng, J ^a   Nicholson, R A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMONIDAE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; TROUT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PHENANTHRENES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0029656112     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900017     Document Type: Article

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