Ethanol and regulation of the NMDA receptor subunits in fetal cortical neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1467-1473

  Kumari, Meena ^a   Ticku, Maharaj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical neuron; Gene expression; NMDA receptor; Posttranscriptional control; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031950667     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70041467.x     Document Type: Article

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