| Literature DB >> 6258094 |
G Benzi, E Arrigoni, R Scelsi, F Marzatico, A Gorini, R F Villa.
Abstract
The effect of chronic treatment (8 months) with diphenylhydantoin (DPH) on rat brain was studied. The activity of some enzymes related to energy transduction (lactate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, and malate dehydrogenase; NADH-cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome oxidase) and neurotransmission (acetylcholine esterase) was evaluated both in the whole brain homogenate and/or in the crude mitochondrial fraction. A clear-cut decrease of acetylcholine esterase activity was observed, the decrease continuing even after treatment was discontinued. Effects on energy metabolism and on lactate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, and cytochrome oxidase are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6258094 DOI: 10.1007/bf00965790
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996