Time course of changes in immunoreactivities of GABA degradation enzymes in the hippocampal CA1 region after adrenalectomy in gerbils

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 938-944

  Hwang, In Koo ^a   Yoo, Ki Yeon ^b   Li, Hua ^b   Choi, Jung Hoon ^a   Lee, Choong Hyun ^a   Chung, Dae Won ^a   Lee, In Se ^a   Kim, Dae Won ^b   Choi, Soo Young ^b   Won, Moo Ho ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; GABA; GABA transaminase; Gerbil; Hippocampal CA1 region; Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase; Succinic semialdehyde reductase

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GERBILLINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE;

GERBILLINAE;

EID: 41049092141     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9537-0     Document Type: Article

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