N-Acetyl-l-aspartate activates hippocampal CA3 neurons in rodent slice preparations

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 663-667

  Hanaya, R ^a   Kiura, Y ^a   Kurisu, K ^a   Sakai, N ^a   Serikawa, T ^b   Sasa, M ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nagisa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epileptogenicity; Hippocampal CA3 neuron; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; N Acetyl l aspartate (NAA)

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTOACYLASE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N ACETYLGLUTAMIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GENE DELETION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROLYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; TREMOR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CADMIUM; DIOXOLANES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLUTAMATES; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; NEURONS; PURINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TREMOR;

EID: 40749103402     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.056     Document Type: Article

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