Lateral hypothalamic NMDA receptor subunits NR2A and/or NR2B mediate eating: Immunochemical/behavioral evidence

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 3 45-3, 1999, Pages

  Khan, Arshad M ^a,b   Currás, Margarita C ^b   Dao, Jennifer ^b   Jamal, Faizi A ^b   Turkowski, Chuck A ^b   Goel, Rishi K ^b   Gillard, Elizabeth R ^b   Wolfsohn, Stefany D ^b   Stanley, B Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Ifenprodil; Immunoblotting; Immunohistochemistry; Microliter injections; N methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; IFENPRODIL; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032895861     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.3.r880     Document Type: Article

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