L-Theanine intake increases threshold for limbic seizures but decreases threshold for generalized seizures

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 78-82

  Schallier, Anneleen ^a   Vermoesen, Katia ^a   Loyens, Ellen ^a   Van Liefferinge, Joeri ^a   Michotte, Yvette ^a   Smolders, Ilse ^a   Massie, Ann ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

GABA; Generalized seizures; Glutamate; L theanine; Limbic seizures

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PILOCARPINE; THEANINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GABA AGENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICRODIALYSIS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PILOCARPINE; SEIZURES; TEA;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84875752706     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: 14768305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1476830512Y.0000000033     Document Type: Article

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