Hypolocomotion in rats with chronic liver failure is due to increased glutamate and activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors in substantia nigra

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 654-661

  Cauli, Omar ^a   Llansola, Marta ^a   Erceg, Slaven ^a   Felipo, Vicente ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Hypokinesia; Hypolocomotion; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; Psychomotor slowing; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPOKINESIA; LIVER FAILURE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; CHROMONES; CHRONIC DISEASE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; PORTACAVAL SHUNT, SURGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 33749044194     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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