Molecular mechanisms of glutamate receptor clustering at excitatory synapses

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 364-369

  O'Brien, Richard J ^b   Lau, Lit Fui ^a   Huganir, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032102070     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80062-7     Document Type: Article

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