Bicarbonate-sensitive cysteine induced elevation of extracellular aspartate and glutamate in rat hippocampus in vitro

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-259

  Abbas, Abdul Karim ^a   Jardemark, Kent ^a   Lehmann, Anders ^a   Weber, Stephen G ^a,b   Sandberg, Mats ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031031593     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(96)00116-7     Document Type: Article

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