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- Title
Epilepsy and exacerbation of brain injury in mice lacking the glutamate transporter GLT-1.
- Authors
Tanaka, K; Watase, K; Manabe, T; Yamada, K; Watanabe, M; Takahashi, K; Iwama, H; Nishikawa, T; Ichihara, N; Kikuchi, T; Okuyama, S; Kawashima, N; Hori, S; Takimoto, M; Wada, K
- Abstract
Extracellular levels of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in the nervous system are maintained by transporters that actively remove glutamate from the extracellular space. Homozygous mice deficient in GLT-1, a widely distributed astrocytic glutamate transporter, show lethal spontaneous seizures and increased susceptibility to acute cortical injury. These effects can be attributed to elevated levels of residual glutamate in the brains of these mice.
- Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.), 1997, Vol 276, Issue 5319, p1699
- ISSN
0036-8075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1126/science.276.5319.1699