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Contribution of the GABA Bypath to Glucose Oxidation, and the Development of Compartmentation in the Brain

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Post mortem changes in GABA provide a means of assessing the normal GABA flux in vivo. Compartmentation involving glutamate and GABA develops with the formation of nerve terminals during the maturation of the brain.

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PATEL, A., BALÁZS, R. & RICHTER, D. Contribution of the GABA Bypath to Glucose Oxidation, and the Development of Compartmentation in the Brain. Nature 226, 1160–1161 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2261160a0

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