Activation of group I mGluRs potentiates NMDA responses in rat hippocampal slices

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-213

  Fitzjohn, Stephen M ^a   Irving, Andy J ^b   Palmer, Mary J ^b   Harvey, Jenni ^b   Lodge, David ^c   Collingridge, Graham L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

(RS) 3,5 Dihydroxyphenylglycine; Glutamate; Hippocampus; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; N Methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030045961     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12301-6     Document Type: Article

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