Taurine reduces ammonia- and N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced accumulation of cyclic GMP and hydroxyl radicals in microdialysates of the rat striatum

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 468, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Hilgier, Wojciech ^a   Anderzhanova, Elmira ^b   Oja, Simo S ^b,c   Saransaari, Pirjo ^b   Albrecht, Jan ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ammonia neurotoxicity; cGMP; Hydroxyl radical; Microdialysis; NMDA receptor; Striatum; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLIC GMP; HYDROXYL RADICAL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; TAURINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0038066410     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01667-4     Document Type: Article

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