Activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in rat brain in vivo following acute ammonia intoxication: Characterization by in vivo brain microdialysis

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 709-715

  Hermenegildo, Carlos ^a   Monfort, Pilar ^a   Felipo, Vicente ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Neurobiologia de Prince Felipe Research Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033993867     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310322     Document Type: Article

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