Serotonin metabolism and release in frontal cortex of rats on a vitamin E-deficient diet

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 860-864

  Heslop, K E ^a   Goss Sampson, M A ^b   Muller, D P R ^b   Curzon, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontal cortex; Microdialysis; Serotonin; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SEROTONIN;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; FRONTAL LOBE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA;

EID: 0030043042     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020860.x     Document Type: Article

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