Ionotropic glutamate receptors: Their possible role in the expression of hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Asztély, Fredrik ^a   Gustafsson, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glutamate receptor channels; Hippocampus; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; NMDA; Non NMDA; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MAMMALS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030078594     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740744     Document Type: Article

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