Induction of the kynurenine pathway by n
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Maria Holtze; LinnΓ©a Asp; Lilly Schwieler; GΓΆran Engberg; HΓ₯kan Karlsson
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Glutamatergic NMDA (__N__βmethyl Dβaspartate) receptors play a critical role in brain development and neurotransmission. Kynurenic acid, an end product of tryptophan degradation along the kynurenine pathway, is an endogenous NMDA receptor antagonist. In the present study, the effects of