Ethanol specifically inhibits NMDA receptors with affinity for ifenprodil in the low micromolar range in cultured cerebellar granule cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2162-2168

  Engblom, A Christine ^a   Courtney, Michael J ^a   Kukkonen, Jyrki P ^a,b   Åkerman, Karl E O ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fura 2; Ifenprodil; Image analysis; NMDA receptors; Rat cerebellar granule cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM ION; DIZOCILPINE; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; GLYCINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; GRANULE CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030808688     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69052162.x     Document Type: Article

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