1997
Extracellular glutamate and dopamine measured by microdialysis in the rat striatum during blockade of synaptic transmission in anesthetized and awake rats
Shiraishi M, Kamiyama Y, Hüttemeier P, Benveniste H. Extracellular glutamate and dopamine measured by microdialysis in the rat striatum during blockade of synaptic transmission in anesthetized and awake rats. Brain Research 1997, 759: 221-227. PMID: 9221940, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00258-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate levelsExtracellular glutamateAwake ratsMicrodialysis probeExtracellular striatal glutamateHalothane-anesthetized ratsNormal female ratsEffects of anesthesiaLower glutamate levelsTTX concentrationsStriatal glutamateBrain interstitialBrain metabolismDialysate dopamineFemale ratsSynaptic transmissionRat striatumMicrodialysis measurementsNeurotoxic potentialTetrodotoxinRatsNon-stimulated conditionsProbe implantationGlutamateAnesthesia
1993
Ischemia as an Excitotoxic Lesion: Protection Against Hippocampal Nerve Cell Loss by Denervation
Diemer N, Johansen F, Benveniste H, Bruhn T, Berg M, Valente E, Jørgensen M. Ischemia as an Excitotoxic Lesion: Protection Against Hippocampal Nerve Cell Loss by Denervation. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 1993, 57: 94-101. PMID: 8380675, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9266-5_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsIschemic neuron damageVulnerable nerve cellsTransient cerebral ischemiaGABA-ergic interneuronsNerve cell lossMin of ischemiaHippocampal pyramidal neuronsRelease of glutamateExtracellular glutamate releaseKainate/Neuroexcitatory mechanismsNeuron damagePostischemic periodCerebral ischemiaHilus cellsPostischemic hypoperfusionCalcium blockersGlutamate releaseIntact innervationIschemic animalsDenervated ratsDentate hilusReceptor autoradiographyCA1 neurons