Epi-inositol is biochemically active in reversing lithium effects on cytidine monophosphorylphosphatidate (CMP-PA)

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1281-1285

  Richards, M H ^a   Belmaker, R H ^b  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytidine monophosphorylphosphatidate; Epi inositol; L chiro inositol; Myo inositol; Scyllo inositol

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL; LITHIUM; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029800675     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271188     Document Type: Article

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