Unchanged glutamine synthetase activity and increased NMDA receptor density in epileptic human neocortex: Implications for the pathophysiology of epilepsy

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Steffens, Marc ^a   Huppertz, Hans Jürgen ^b   Zentner, Josef ^a   Chauzit, Emmanuelle ^a   Feuerstein, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Neurozentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Glutamine synthetase; Human brain; MK801; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOASSAY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALA; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTOR AGGREGATION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOMES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 24144445671     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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