Intrastriatal methylmalonic acid administration induces rotational behavior and convulsions through glutamatergic mechanisms

Brain Research

Volumn 721, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 120-125

  De Mello, Carlos F ^a   Begnini, Jairo ^a   Jiménez Bernal, Rolando E ^a   Rubin, Maribel A ^a   De Bastiani, Juliano ^a   Da Costa Jr , Edison M ^a   Wajner, Moacir ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

convulsion; Excitotoxicity; Methylmalonic acid; Neurotoxicity; Open field; Organic acidemia; Rotational behavior; Seizure; Striatum

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ACIDEMIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORPUS STRIATUM; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029893660     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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