Regulation of adult neurogenesis by excitatory input and NMDA receptor activation in the dentate gyrus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 4687-4692

  Cameron, Heather A ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^a   Gould, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell division; entorhinal cortex; glutamate; granule cell; hippocampus; neurogenesis; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

EID: 0029006317     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-06-04687.1995     Document Type: Article

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