Effects of clonidine on the activity of the rat glutamate transporter EAAT3 expressed in oocytes

BackgroundClonidine has been shown to be a potent neuroprotectant by acting at α2 receptors on glutamatergic neurons to inhibit the release of glutamate. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of clonidine on the activity of EAAT3 that can regulate extracellular glutamate.MethodsEAAT3 w...

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Main Authors: Jae Hee Woo, Jong In Han, Hee Jung Baik, Heeseung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-03-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-62-266.pdf