Uptake of GABA and activity of GABA transaminase in blood platelets from children with absence epilepsy

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1873-1877

  Rainesalo, Sirpa ^a   Eriksson, Kai ^b   Saransaari, Pirjo ^a   Keränen, Tapani ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood platelets; childhood absence epilepsy; GABA transaminase; GABA uptake; neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ETHOSUXIMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; THROMBOCYTE;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 4644235910     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NERE.0000042214.50194.69     Document Type: Article

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