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Elevated brain GABA correlates with systemic dysfunctions in paroxysmal chick.
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Dec 1994
Lewis P A, Beck M M, Douglas J H
Abstract excerpt
Altered brain GABA, phosphocreatine and adenosine triphosphate have been documented in paroxysmal (px) chicks in earlier studies, suggesting perturbations in energy metabolism as a causative factor in this syndrome that is characterized by spontaneous neural degeneration of several central sensory systems, grand mal seizures, and progressive anorexia. In this study, brain sections from 5-, 7-, and 10-day-old px...
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