Taurine as osmoregulator and neuromodulator in the brain

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-164

  Oja, Simo S ^a,b,c   Saransaari, Pirjo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

brain; cell volume regulation; neuromodulation; neuroprotection; Taurine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TAURINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL SWELLING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; TAURINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029893380     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02069502     Document Type: Article

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