Pharmacological elevation of endogenous kynurenic acid levels activates nigral dopamine neurons

Amino Acids

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-362

  Erhardt, S ^a   Oberg H ^a   Mathe J M ^a   Engberg, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Burst activity; Dopamine; Firing rate; Kynurenic acid; PNU 156561A; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 OXO 4 (3',F' DICHLOROPHENYL)BUTANOIC ACID; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; DOPAMINE; KYNURENIC ACID; KYNURENINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; PNU 156561A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BUTYRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KYNURENIC ACID; KYNURENINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; MALE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035005620     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007260170032     Document Type: Article

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