Abnormal expression of GLT-1, EAAC1 in cortex and hippocampus of spontaneously epileptic rats

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-620

  Sun, Feng ^a   Cai, Ji Qun ^a   Xie, Ni ^a   Wang, Qing Hua ^a   Yang, Dan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EAAC1; GLT 1; Immunohistochemistry; RT PCR; Spontaneously epileptic rats; Western blot

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEIZURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 68849111791     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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