Differential effects of nipecotic acid and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-3-ol on extracellular α-aminobutyrate levels in rat thalamus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 331, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Juhász, Gabor ^a   Kékesi, Katalin A ^a   Nyitrai, Gabriella ^a   Dobolyi, Arpád ^a   Krogsgaard Larsen, Povl ^b   Schousboe, Arne ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; GABA ( aminobutyric acid) homeostasis; GABA transporter; Glia; Microdialysis; Neuron

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GABOXADOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; NIPECOTIC ACID; SERINE; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; GLIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOXAZOLES; MICRODIALYSIS; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THALAMUS;

EID: 0342813030     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01044-3     Document Type: Article

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