Inhibition of choline acetyltransferase by excitatory amino acids as a possible mechanism for cholinergic dysfunction in the central nervous system

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1136-1144

  Loureiro Dos Santos, Nelson E ^a   Reis, Ricardo A M ^a   Kubrusly, Regina C C ^a   De Almeida, Olga M M S ^a   Gardino, Patricia F ^a   De Mello, Maria C F ^a   De Mello, Fernando G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase inhibition; Glutamate receptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; QUISQUALIC ACID; TETRODOTOXIN; VERATRIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLOLEUCINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROPIONIC ACIDS; QUISQUALIC ACID; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRODOTOXIN; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035008391     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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