Effects of MK-801 on the expression of serine racemase and d-amino acid oxidase mRNAs and on the d-serine levels in rat brain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 555, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Hashimoto, Atsushi ^a   Yoshikawa, Masanobu ^a   Andoh, Hidehiro ^a   Yano, Hiroshi ^a   Matsumoto, Hideo ^a   Kawaguchi, Mitsuru ^b   Oka, Tetsuo ^a   Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

d Amino acid oxidase; MK 801; NMDA receptor; Real time quantitative PCR; Schizophrenia; Serine racemase

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; DEXTRO AMINO ACID OXIDASE; DEXTRO SERINE; DIZOCILPINE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RACEMASE; SERINE RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; D-AMINO-ACID OXIDASE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE;

EID: 33845769939     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.09.062     Document Type: Article

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