Resistance of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons to glutamatergic neurotoxicity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 575-584

  Ebling, Francis J P ^a   Cronin, Anna S ^a   Hastings, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Kainate; LHRH; NMDA; NMDAR1

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; HAMSTER; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CRICETINAE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KAINIC ACID; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PHODOPUS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032456423     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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