Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonist Causes Neurodegeneration in Rat Hippocampus

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-322

  Ong, W Y ^a   Balcar, V J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

(S) 3,5 dihydroxyphenylglycine; Ca2+; cis and trans 1 aminocyclobutane 1,3 dicarboxylic acid; Glutamate metabotropic receptors; Glutamate transport; IP3; L trans pyrrolidine 2,4 dicarboxylic acid; mGluR1; mGluR5; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; 3,5-DIHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DENTATE GYRUS; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RESORCINOLS;

EID: 0007365096     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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