Kynurenic acid inhibits circulatory responses to intracisternally injected L-proline in conscious rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 121-123

  Takemoto, Yumi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Conscious rats; Kynurenic acid; L Arginine; L Glutamate; L Proline; Superior mesenteric flow

Indexed keywords

KYNURENIC ACID; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACISTERNAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033548115     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)01009-X     Document Type: Article

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