Ammonia at pathophysiologically relevant concentrations activates kynurenic acid synthesis in cultured astrocytes and neurons

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-622

  Wejksza, Katarzyna ^a   Rzeski, Wojciech ^a,b   Turski, Waldemar A ^b,c   Hilgier, Wojciech ^d   Dybel, Anna ^d   Albrecht, Jan ^d  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^d MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Astrocytes; Kynurenic acid synthesis; Neurons; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM ACETATE; GLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FETUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KYNURENIC ACID; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33745005516     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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