Characterisation of a functional polyamine site on rat mast cells: Association with a NMDA receptor macrocomplex

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Purcell, W M ^a   Doyle, K M ^a   Westgate, C ^a   Atterwill, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Compound 48 80; Histamine; Mast cells; NMDA receptor; Polyamines; Spermine

Indexed keywords

ARCAINE; COMPOUND 48-80; DIZOCILPINE; HISTAMINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030000595     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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