Characterization of a novel putative cognition enhancer mediating facilitation of glycine effect on strychnine-resistant sites coupled to NMDA receptor complex

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1057-1064

  Lanza, M ^a   Bonnafous, C ^a   Colombo, S ^a   Revel, L ^a   Makovec, F ^a  

^a Rotta Research Laboratorium   (Italy)

Author keywords

3H noradrenaline release; CR 2249 (4 amino 5 4,4 dimethylcyclohexyl)amino 5 oxopentanoic acid); Glycine; Hippocampal slices; Memory; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; 6 NITROQUIPAZINE MALEATE; DEXTRO SERINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEBOGLAMINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; RADIOISOTOPE; SPERMINE; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENTANOIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPERMINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0030871447     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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