In vitro study on the effect of ethanol on pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase activity in mouse synaptosomes under basal and stimulated conditions;Estudio in vitro del efecto del etanol sobre la actividad piroglutamato aminopeptidasa en sinaptosomas de raton en condiciones basales y despolarizantes

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-131

  Martinez Martos J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cortex; Ethanol; Piroglutamyl aminopeptidase; Synaptosomes; Thyrotrophin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

5 OXOPROLYL PEPTIDASE; ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; PROTIRELIN;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; DEPOLARIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0034673003     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3002.99627     Document Type: Article

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