Brain tissue acidosis: Effects on the extracellular concentration of N- acetylaspartate

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 655-661

  Gotoh, M ^a,b   Davies, S E C ^a   Obrenovitch, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Extracellular pH; Hypercapnia; Lactate; Microdialysis; N Acetylaspartate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0030749688     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69020655.x     Document Type: Article

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