Theanine, γ-glutamylethylamide, a unique amino acid in tea leaves, modulates neurotransmitter concentrations in the brain striatum interstitium in conscious rats

Amino Acids

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Yamada, T ^a   Terashima, T ^a   Kawano, S ^a   Furuno, R ^a   Okubo, T ^b   Juneja, L R ^b   Yokogoshi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b TAIYO KAGAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; Dopamine; Glycine; L theanine; Microdialysis; Neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ASPARTIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STRYCHNINE; THEANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; GLUTAMATES; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOSTRIATUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; TEA;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 58149265198     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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