Animal model of autism induced by prenatal exposure to valproate: Altered glutamate metabolism in the hippocampus

Brain Research

Volumn 1495, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-60

  Bristot Silvestrin, Roberta ^a   Bambini Junior, Victorio ^a   Galland, Fabiana ^a   Daniele Bobermim, Larissa ^a   Quincozes Santos, André ^a   Torres Abib, Renata ^a   Zanotto, Caroline ^a   Batassini, Cristiane ^a   Brolese, Giovana ^a   Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto ^a   Riesgo, Rudimar ^a,b   Gottfried, Carmem ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal model; Astrocyte; Autism; Glutamate; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; VALPROIC ACID; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASTROCYTES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84872404849     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.11.048     Document Type: Article

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