Evidence for a tetrameric structure of recombinant NMDA receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2954-2961

  Laube, Bodo ^a   Kuhse, Jochen ^a   Betz, Heinrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agonist affinity; Channel assembly; Electrophysiology; Glutamate; Mutagenesis; NMDA receptor; Subunit stoichiometry; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032523002     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-08-02954.1998     Document Type: Article

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