Changes in cerebellar amino acid neurotransmitter concentrations and receptors following administration of the neurotoxin L-2-chloropropionic acid

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-66

  Widdowson, P S ^a   Gyte, A ^a   Simpson, M G ^a   Wyatt, I ^a   Lock, E A ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROPROPIONIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030030982     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0006     Document Type: Article

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