Glycine at the NMDA receptor in cat visual cortex: Saturation and changes with age

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 311-317

  Czepita, D ^a   Daw, N W ^a   Reid, S N M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SERINE;

AGING; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030052492     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.311     Document Type: Article

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