Expression of NR1 and NR2A/B subunits of the NMDA receptor in cortical astrocytes

GLIA

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 254-258

  Conti, Fiohenzo ^a   DeBiasi, Silvia ^b   Minelli, Rea ^a   Melone, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamate; ionotropic receptors; neuron astrocyte communication

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CYTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0030198387     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199607)17:3<254::AID-GLIA7>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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