Systemic administration of putrescine induces GABA-like behaviors in rats

Putrescine is a polyamine with multiple roles in cellular metabolism. It is also a minor precursor of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Conversion of systemically administered putrescine to GABA in rat neural tissues has been reported. In this thesis, three experiments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feng, F. David
Other Authors: Psychology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87192