Increased levels of glutamate in the central nervous system are associated with behavioral symptoms in experimental malaria

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1173-1177

  Miranda, A S ^a   Vieira, L B ^a   Lacerda Queiroz, N ^a   Souza, A H ^a   Rodrigues, D H ^a   Vilela, M C ^a   Gomez, M V ^a   Machado, F S ^a   Rachid, M A ^a   Teixeira, A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavioral changes; Cerebral malaria; Cerebrospinal fluid; Glutamate; SHIRPA

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; INOCULATION; MALARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 78650635150     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500130     Document Type: Article

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