Ethanol but not acetaldehyde induced changes in brain taurine: A microdialysis study

Amino Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Kashkin, V A ^a   De Witte, P ^b  

^a PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3 Amino 1,2,4 Triazole; Acetaldehyde; Catalase; Ethanol; Microdialysis

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; AMITROLE; TAURINE;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETALDEHYDE; AMITROLE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATALASE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAURINE; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 1942454882     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-003-0057-1     Document Type: Article

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