Interaction between amino acid neurotransmitters and opioid receptors in hyperthermia-induced brain pathology

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 162, Issue , 2007, Pages 295-317

  Sharma, Hari Shanker ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

amino acids; aspartate; blood brain barrier permeability; brain edema formation; brain injury; cell injury; GABA; glutamate; glycine; hyperthermia; naloxone; neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; IODINE 131; NALOXONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NIMODIPINE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; TRACER;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEVER; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 34447506280     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(06)62015-3     Document Type: Review

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