Neuronal and glial localization of NMDA receptors in the cerebral cortex

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-18

  Conti, Fiorenzo ^a   Minelli, Andrea ^a   DeBiasi, Silvia ^b   Melone, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Autoreceptors; Cerebral cortex; Glutamate; Heteroreceptors; Ionotropic receptors; Neuron glia signaling; Nonpyramidal neurons; Pyramidal neurons

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL; BRAIN CORTEX; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GLIA; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0031064421     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740618     Document Type: Article

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