Effect of NMDA antagonists on the activity of glutaminase and aspartate aminotransferase in the developing rat cerebellum

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-65

  Moran, Julio ^a   Alavez, Silvestre ^a   Rivera Gaxiola, Maritza ^a   Valencia, Antonio ^a   Hurtado, Sandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Granule neurons; Neuronal maturation; Trophic action

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRANULE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMINASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032978023     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(98)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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