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An iontophoretic investigation of the actions of convulsant kynurenines and their interaction with the endogenous excitant quinolinic acid

Brain Research · 1982 · Vol. 247(1) · pp. 184–187

M.N. Perkins✉(St George's Hospital)Trevor W. Stone(St George's Hospital)

Tryptophan and brain disorders Stress Responses and Cortisol Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorQuinolinic acidKynurenic acidKynurenineConvulsantNMDA receptorChemistryQuinolinatePharmacologyBiochemistryExcitotoxicity

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AcetylcholineAnimalsAspartic AcidCerebral CortexConvulsantsDrug InteractionsKynurenic AcidKynurenineMaleNeuromuscular Depolarizing AgentsNiacinamideOxadiazolesPyridinesQuinolinic AcidsN-Methylaspartate

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