Prevention of ammonia and glutamate neurotoxicity by carnitine: Molecular mechanisms

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-397

  Llansola, Marta ^a   Erceg, Slaven ^a   Hernández Viadel, Mariluz ^a   Felipo, Vicente ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carnitine; Glutamate; Neurotoxicity; Phospholipid hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BETAINE; CARBACHOL; CARNITINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CARNITINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; POISONING; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036984785     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021922305036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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