Glycine regulation of synaptic NMDA receptors in hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 3415-3424

  Wilcox, K S ^a   Fitzsimonds, R Maki ^a,b   Johnson, B ^a   Dichter, M A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0029973628     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3415     Document Type: Article

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