Effects of ammonia and allopurinol on rat hippocampal NMDA receptors

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-163

  Yonden, Zafer ^a   Aydin, Mehmet ^a   Kilbas, Aynur ^b   Demirin, Hilmi ^b   Sutcu, Recep ^b   Delibas, Namik ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Ammonia; Hippocampus; Neurotoxicity; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM ACETATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTOXICATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETATES; ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

RATTUS;

EID: 77249086111     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1636     Document Type: Article

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