Dual effects of anandamide on NMDA receptor-mediated responses and neurotransmission

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 671-676

  Hampson, Aidan J ^a,c   Bornheim, Lester M ^a   Scanziani, Massimo ^a   Yost, C Spencer ^b   Gray, Andrew T ^b   Hansen, Bonnie M ^b   Leonoudakis, Dmitri J ^b   Bickler, Philip E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Calcium channel ischemia; Cannabinoid; Glutamate; NMDA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ANANDAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DRONABINOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PICROTOXIN; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; IVA; SUS SCROFA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031914157     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70020671.x     Document Type: Article

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