Effects of 4-methylimidazole on cerebral glutamate decarboxylase activity and specific GABA receptor binding in mice

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-218

  Sivertsen, Tore ^a   Nygaard, Ann Kristin ^b   Mathisen, Gro ^c   Fonnum, Frode ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

4 Methylimidazole; Ammoniated forage poisoning; Convulsions; GABA; Glutamate decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLIMIDAZOLE; 2 METHYLIMIDAZOLE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 METHYLIMIDAZOLE; CONVULSANT AGENT; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; B6D2 MICE; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LETHAL DOSE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; IMIDAZOLES; MICE; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 70350488693     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510802488173     Document Type: Article

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