The status of the excitatory glutamatergic neurotransmitter system in hepatic encephalopathy has been studied. Synaptic membranes (SM) were prepared from the brains of normal rabbits, hyperammonemic normal rabbits, and rabbits with fulminant hepatic failure. Data on the specific binding of glutamate
Changes in the Status of Neurotransmitter Receptors in a Rabbit Model of Hepatic Encephalopathy
β Scribed by Peter Ferenci; S.Chris Pappas; Peter J. Munson; Ken Henson; E. Anthony Jones
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 787 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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