Role of N-methyl-D-aspartate and metabotropic glutamate receptors in corticothalamic excitatory postsynaptic potentials in vivo

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Eaton, S A ^a,b   Salt, T E ^b  

^a MRC Anat Neuropharmacology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(S) 4 carboxypyhenylglycine; corticofugal; excitatory amino acids; nGluR; NMDA; thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029893694     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00123-6     Document Type: Article

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