Glutamate-induced activation of nitric oxide synthase is impaired in cerebral cortex in vivo in rats with chronic liver failure

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-64

  Rodrigo, Regina ^a   Erceg, Slaven ^a   Rodriguez Diaz, Jesus ^a   Saez Valero, Javier ^b   Piedrafita, Blanca ^a   Suarez, Isabel ^c   Felipo, Vicente ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

cGMP; Cognitive function; Hepatic encephalopathy; Neurological alterations; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPERAMMONEMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34250192245     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04446.x     Document Type: Article

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