Block of glutamate-glutamine cycle between astrocytes and neurons inhibits epileptiform activity in hippocampus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2302-2310

  Bacci, Alberto ^a   Sancini, Giulio ^b   Verderio, Claudia ^c   Armano, Simona ^d   Pravettoni, Elena ^d   Fesce, Riccardo ^c   Franceschetti, Silvana ^b   Matteoli, Michela ^c,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0036847864     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00665.2001     Document Type: Article

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