Reserpine effects on neurotransmitters in chick heart during growth

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-90

  Ahmed, N A ^a   Radwan, N M ^a   Al Zahaby, A S ^a   El Salam, M M Abd ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Chick heart; Chick serum; Developing chick; GABA; Gallus domesticus; Glutamic acid; Neurotransmitters; Reserpine; Tranquilizer

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN; RESERPINE; TAURINE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART DEVELOPMENT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030929031     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(97)88942-5     Document Type: Article

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