2001
Glutamine is the major precursor for GABA synthesis in rat neocortex in vivo following acute GABA-transaminase inhibition
Patel A, Rothman D, Cline G, Behar K. Glutamine is the major precursor for GABA synthesis in rat neocortex in vivo following acute GABA-transaminase inhibition. Brain Research 2001, 919: 207-220. PMID: 11701133, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)03015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Lamoureux D, Mattson R. The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1996, 39: 95-99. PMID: 8572673, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsHuman brain GABA levelsBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidHigh-dose gabapentinAntiepileptic drug treatmentEffect of gabapentinPartial epilepsy patientsTreatment of epilepsyMechanism of actionAdjunctive therapyStandard dosesDrug treatmentEpilepsy patientsOccipital cortexGabapentinPatientsClinical useEpilepsyHuman brainMagnetic resonanceTreatmentMagnetic resonance spectroscopyVivo measurements
1994
Measurement of GABA following GABA‐transaminase inhibition by gabaculine: A 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopic study of rat brain in vivo
Behar K, Boehm D. Measurement of GABA following GABA‐transaminase inhibition by gabaculine: A 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopic study of rat brain in vivo. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1994, 31: 660-667. PMID: 7914662, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910310612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Aminobutyrate TransaminaseAnimalsAspartic AcidBrainBrain ChemistryCreatineCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamatesGlutamic AcidHydrogenHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNucleotidesPhosphatesPhosphocreatinePhosphorusRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley