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Kynurenic acid blocks neurotoxicity and seizures induced in rats by the related brain metabolite quinolinic acid

Neuroscience Letters · 1984 · Vol. 48(3) · pp. 273–278

Alan C. Foster(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Annamaria VezzaniEdward D. FrenchRobert Schwarcz✉(University of Maryland, Baltimore)

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Tryptophan and brain disorders Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchKynurenic acidQuinolinic acidNeurotoxicityNeuroscienceKynurenineNeurodegenerationPharmacologyStriatumAntagonistChemistry

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AnimalsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCorpus StriatumHippocampusKynurenic AcidMaleNerve DegenerationNeurotoxinsPyridinesQuinolinic AcidsRats, Inbred StrainsSeizuresQuinolinic AcidRats

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