Spatiotemporal characterization of mTOR kinase activity following kainic acid induced status epilepticus and analysis of rat brain response to chronic rapamycin treatment.

Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase that senses nutrient availability, trophic factors support, cellular energy level, cellular stress, and neurotransmitters and adjusts cellular metabolism accordingly. Adequate mTOR activity is needed for development as well as proper physiolog...

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Main Authors: Matylda Macias, Magdalena Blazejczyk, Paulina Kazmierska, Bartosz Caban, Agnieszka Skalecka, Bartosz Tarkowski, Anna Rodo, Jan Konopacki, Jacek Jaworski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3665782?pdf=render