Glutamine synthetase induced spinal seizures in rats

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-132

  Shin, Dong Won ^a   Yoon, Young Sul ^b   Matsumoto, Masato ^c   Huang, Wencheng ^c   Ceraulo, Phil ^c   Young, Wise ^c  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Glutamine synthetase; Molecular effect; Spinal seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DENATURATION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; INJECTION SITE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEIZURE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0037298095     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.1.125     Document Type: Article

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