The methylglutamate, SYM 2081, is a potent and highly selective agonist at kainate receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 539-545

  Donevan, Sean D ^a,b   Beg, Asim ^b   Gunther, Jane M ^b   Twyman, Roy E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLGLUTAMIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; CONCANAVALIN A; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DESENSITIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOISOMERISM; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XENOPUS;

EID: 0031836732     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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