Evaluation of Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the brain of young rats after acute administration of fenproporex

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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Main Authors: Gislaine T. Rezin, Giselli Scaini, Cinara L. Gonçalves, Gabriela K. Ferreira, Mariane R. Cardoso, Andréa G.K. Ferreira, Maira J. Cunha, Felipe Schmitz, Roger B. Varela, João Quevedo, Angela T.S. Wyse, Emilio L. Streck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Na+, K+-ATPase activity
brain
fenproporex
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000200138&lng=en&tlng=en

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