The effects of electrical hippocampal kindling of seizures on amino acids and kynurenic acid concentrations in brain structures

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-149

  Szyndler, J ^a   MacIejak, P ^a,b   Turzynska D ^b   Sobolewska, A ^b   Walkowiak, J ^b   Plaznik A ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Brain structures; Electrical kindling of seizures; Kynurenic acid; Rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; TAURINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HIPPOCAMPUS; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 84857633029     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-011-0700-z     Document Type: Article

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