Epilepsy Research
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 1-11 , September 1995

Effects of anticonvulsant drug gabapentin on the enzymes in metabolic pathways of glutamate and GABA

  • Arie Goldlust

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Co., 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Ti-Zhi Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Co., 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Devin F. Welty

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Co., 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Charles P. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Pharmacology, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Co., 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Dale L. Oxender

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: (313) 996-7601; fax: (313) 998-5970.
    • Department of Biotechnology, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Division of Warner-Lambert Co., 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA

Received 5 April 1994 ,Accepted 3 April 1995.

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