Endogenous kynurenic acid regulates extracellular GABA levels in the rat prefrontal cortex

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-18

  Beggiato, Sarah ^a   Tanganelli, Sergio ^a   Fuxe, Kjell ^b   Antonelli, Tiziana ^a   Schwarcz, Robert ^c   Ferraro, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

7 Chlorokynurenic acid; Astrocytes; Galantamine; Kynurenine aminotransferase II; Microdialysis

Indexed keywords

4 (ETHYLSULFONYL)BENZOYLALANINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; GALANTAMINE; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 7-ETHYLSALICYLIDENEBENZYLAMINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; SCHIFF BASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WAKEFULNESS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GALANTAMINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; SCHIFF BASES;

EID: 84897444875     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.02.019     Document Type: Article

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