Metabolic precursors and compartmentation of cerebral GABA in vigabatrin-treated rats

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1718-1725

  Preece, Nicholas E ^a   Cerdán, Sebastián ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

13C NMR; Cerebral compartmentation; GABA accumulation; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; DRINKING WATER; PERCHLORIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLIA CELL; GLUCOSE INFUSION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029790024     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67041718.x     Document Type: Article

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