AMPA and NMDA glutamate receptor subunits in midbrain dopaminergic neurons in the squirrel monkey: An immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization study

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1377-1396

  Paquet, Maryse ^a,b   Tremblay, Martine ^a   Soghomonian, Jean Jacques ^a   Smith, Yoland ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dopamine; excitotoxicity; glutamate receptor; Parkinson's disease; substantia nigra; ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GLIA CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUIRREL MONKEY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0031019677     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-04-01377.1997     Document Type: Article

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