Kynurenine and probenecid inhibit pentylenetetrazol- and NMDLA-induced seizures and increase kynurenic acid concentrations in the brain

Kynurenine is a direct precursor of kynurenic acid, the only known endogenous antagonist of excitatory amino acid receptors in the brain. Kynurenine administered intraperitoneally (150, 450, 900 mg/kg) 2 h before pentylenetetrazol injection dose-dependently increased the time to seizures, the time t...

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Szerzők: Vécsei László
Miller Joanne
Macgarvey Usha M.
Beal Flint M.
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 1992
Sorozat:BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN 28
doi:10.1016/0361-9230(92)90184-Y

mtmt:1032280
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/10552
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