Effects of the abused solvent toluene on recombinant N-methyl-D- aspartate and non-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 334-340

  Cruz, Silvia L ^b   Mirshahi, Tooraj ^a   Thomas, Brian ^c   Balster, Robert L ^a   Woodward, John J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONCANAVALIN A; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT RECEPTOR; RICINOMACROGOL; RINGER SOLUTION; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; TRICAINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; OOCYTES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOLUENE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031871151     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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