Antagonism of the presumed presynaptic action of L-AP4 on GABAergic transmission in the ventrobasal thalamus by the novel mGluR antagonist MPPG

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-241

  Salt, T E ^a   Turner, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCG I; GABA; L AP4; mGluR; Sensory systems; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

2 (CARBOXYCYCLOPROPYL)GLYCINE; 2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 PHOSPHONOPHENYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030009778     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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