Proline-induced potentiation of glutamate transmission

Brain Research

Volumn 761, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-282

  Cohen, Susan M ^a   Nadler, J Victor ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Hyperprolinemia; Long term potentiation; NMDA receptor; Paired pulse facilitation; Proline; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030787937     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00352-1     Document Type: Article

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