2007
Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmitter Cycling and Energy Metabolism in Rat Cerebral Cortex during Postnatal Development
Chowdhury G, Patel AB, Mason GF, Rothman DL, Behar KL. Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmitter Cycling and Energy Metabolism in Rat Cerebral Cortex during Postnatal Development. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2007, 27: 1895-1907. PMID: 17440492, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAlgorithmsAmino AcidsAnimalsBlood GlucoseBrain ChemistryCerebral CortexCitric Acid CycleData Interpretation, StatisticalEnergy MetabolismGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlucoseGlutamic AcidKineticsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeurogliaNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsNeurotransmitter cyclingThree-compartment metabolic modelEnergy metabolismRat cerebral cortexUrethane-anesthetized ratsPostnatal day 10Gamma-aminobutyric acidGABA neuronsTCA cycle fluxCerebral cortexAdult cortexPostnatal developmentDay 10Oxidative energy metabolismCycle fluxIndividual neuronsAcid levelsContribution of glutamatergicGrowth spurtNeuronsTricarboxylic acid cycle fluxAmino acid levelsTotal cyclingTime courseCortex
2001
Quantitative functional imaging of the brain: towards mapping neuronal activity by BOLD fMRI
Hyder F, Kida I, Behar K, Kennan R, Maciejewski P, Rothman D. Quantitative functional imaging of the brain: towards mapping neuronal activity by BOLD fMRI. NMR In Biomedicine 2001, 14: 413-431. PMID: 11746934, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingNeuronal activityBOLD functional MRIFunctional MRICerebral cortexPharmacological treatmentGlutamate release inhibitorNeuronal glucose oxidationRat cerebral cortexRelease of glutamateRat forepaw stimulation modelFMRI signalsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygenation levelBOLD fMRI studiesEnergy metabolismBOLD fMRI signalMulti-modal magnetic resonance imagingGlutamatergic neuronsRelease inhibitorChannel blockersRat brainOxygen deliveryNeurochemical basis
2000
Brain regional development of the activity of α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex in the rat
Buerstatte C, Behar K, Novotny E, Lai J. Brain regional development of the activity of α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex in the rat. Brain Research 2000, 125: 139-145. PMID: 11154769, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(00)00134-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult levelsKGDHC activityCerebral cortexOlfactory bulbPostnatal day 2Age-dependent increaseGlucose oxidative metabolismAlpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex activityRat brainDay 2Pathophysiological implicationsPostnatal developmentDistinct region-specific patternsNeurotransmitter synthesisRegion-specific patternsOxidative metabolismDehydrogenase complex activityHippocampusStriatumEnergy metabolismCerebellumP30TCA cycle fluxP17P10