Synaptic targeting of glutamate receptors

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 484-489

  Ehlers, Michael D ^a   Mammen, Andrew L ^a   Lau, Lit Fui ^a   Huganir, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

BRAIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030222203     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(96)80024-X     Document Type: Article

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