Molecular dissection of native mammalian forebrain NMDA receptors containing the NR1 C2 exon: Direct demonstration of NMDA receptors comprising NR1, NR2A, and NR2B subunits within the same complex

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2138-2144

  Chazot, Paul L ^a   Stephenson, F Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Glutamate; Glutamate receptor; NMDA; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

DEOXYCHOLATE SODIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FOREBRAIN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030808687     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69052138.x     Document Type: Article

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