Amino acids as the source of considerable excitation in cerebral cortex

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-361

  Hicks, T P ^a,c   Conti, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMPA; Aspartate; Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate; Kainate; Metabotropic receptors; NMDA; NMDA receptors; Non NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INJURY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029765766     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-046     Document Type: Review

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