The effect of methionine and S-adenosylmethionine on S-adenosylmethionine levels in the rat brain

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Young, Simon N ^a   Shalchi, Marjan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; LATENT PERIOD; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THERMAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; MALE; METHIONINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 14144254025     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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