The brain glutamate system in liver failure

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 661-669

  Vaquero, Javier ^a   Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Astrocyte; Brain glutamate; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM ACETATE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; MANGANESE; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; SILDENAFIL;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL SWELLING; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; ION TRANSPORT; LIVER FAILURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE;

EID: 33745899023     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03918.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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