Changes in the release of amino acid neurotransmitters in the brains of calves and sheep after head-only electrical stunning and throat cutting

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-261

  Cook, C J ^a   Maasland, S A ^a   Devine, C E ^a   Gilbert, K V ^a   Blackmore, D K ^b  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; GLYCINE; ORNITHINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CADAVER; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; CATTLE; CITRULLINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORNITHINE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SHEEP; TAURINE;

EID: 0030134137     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(96)90050-8     Document Type: Article

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