In vitro studies on the putative function of N-acetylaspartate as an osmoregulator

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1248-1255

  Tranberg, Mattias ^a   Abbas, Abdul Karim ^a   Sandberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Creatine; Depolarisation; Hippocampal slices; HPLC; Hypotaurine; N acetylaspartate; NMDA; Osmoregulator; Taurine; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOOSMOTIC STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 34249324525     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9300-6     Document Type: Article

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