Monoamine neurotransmitters and amino acids in the cerebrum and striatum of immature rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus

Brain Research

Volumn 798, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-126

  Del Bigio, Marc R ^a   Vriend, Jerry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Dopamine; HPLC; Hydrocephalus; Rat; Taurine

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN MONOAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN WATER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HYDROCEPHALUS; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CORPUS STRIATUM; HYDROCEPHALUS; KAOLIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PARIETAL LOBE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032490657     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00404-1     Document Type: Article

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