Glutamate and aspartate measurements in individual planaria by rapid capillary electrophoresis

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-122

  Vyas, Chandni A ^a   Rawls, Scott M ^b   Raffa, Robert B ^b   Shackman, Jonathan G ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate; Capillary electrophoresis; Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate; Methods; Planaria

Indexed keywords

2,3 NAPHTHALENEDICARBOXALDEHYDE; ACETONITRILE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CALIBRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PLANARIANS;

MAMMALIA; PLANARIA;

EID: 78650800238     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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