Brain derived neurotrophic factor induction of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2A expression in cultured rat cortical neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-214

  Small, Daniel L ^a   Murray, Christine L ^a   Mealing, Geoffrey A R ^a   Poulter, Michael O ^a   Buchan, Alastair M ^b   Morley, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cortical neuronal cultures; CP 101,606; N methyl D aspartate receptor expression; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TRAXOPRODIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; NEURONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032555431     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00587-4     Document Type: Article

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