Presynaptic NMDA receptors display physiological characteristics of homomeric complexes of NR1 subunits that contain the exon 5 insert in the N-terminal domain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 865-868

  Wang, James K T ^a   Thukral, Vijay ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate receptor; Nerve terminal; Norepinephrine release; Polyamines; Redox modulation; Zinc and metal ions

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXON; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; EXONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTAMINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MALE; METALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYAMINES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030063946     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020865.x     Document Type: Article

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