Evaluation of Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the brain of young rats after acute administration of fenproporex
Objectives: Fenproporex is an amphetamine-based anorectic which is rapidly converted into amphetamine in vivo. Na+, K+-ATPase is a membrane-bound enzyme necessary to maintain neuronal excitability. Considering that the effects of fenproporex on brain metabolism are poorly known and that Na+, K+-ATPa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2014-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000200138&lng=en&tlng=en |