Changes in GABA transporters in the rat hippocampus after kainate-induced neuronal injury: Decrease in GAT-1 and GAT-3 but upregulation of betaine/GABA transporter BGT-1

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 402-409

  Zhu, Xiao Ming ^a   Ong, Wei Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Betaine; Electron microscopy; GABA uptake; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TRANSPORTER 1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GAMMA BUTYROBETAINE; GAMMA BUTYROBETAINE TRANSPORTER 1; KAINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEINS; GABA PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 3242765241     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20171     Document Type: Article

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