Regulation of quinolinic acid in the normal rat brain by kynurenine pathway precursors

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 398, Issue , 1996, Pages 229-239

  Luthman, J ^a   Vanerman E ^a   Fredriksson, G ^a   Fornstedt Wallin, B ^a  

^a Astra Arcus AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYANTHRANILIC ACID; 4,6 DIBROMO 3 HYDROXYANTHRANILIC ACID; 4,6-DIBROMO-3-HYDROXYANTHRANILIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KYNURENINE; QUINOLINIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

3-HYDROXYANTHRANILIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; HIPPOCAMPUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KYNURENINE; MALE; QUINOLINIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOISOMERISM; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0030333543     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0381-7_36     Document Type: Article

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