L-NAME reverses quinolinic acid-induced
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Cinzia Mallozzi; Alberto Martire; Maria Rosaria Domenici; Alessio Metere; Patriz
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Quinolinic acid (QA) is an endogenous excitotoxin acting on __N__‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDARs) that leads to the pathologic and neurochemical features similar to those observed in Huntington's disease (HD). The mechanism of QA toxicity also involves free radicals formation and