NMDA receptor characterization and subunit expression in rat cultured mesencephalic neurones

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Allgaier, C ^a,b   Schciblcr, P ^a   Muller D ^a   Feuerstein, T J ^a   Illes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultured mesencephalic neurones; Ethanol; Fura 2 method; Ifenprodil; Intracellular Ca2+; Memantine; NMDA receptors; NR1 splice variants; NR2 subunits; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; IFENPRODIL; MEMANTINE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRENDIPINE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCINE; MEMANTINE; MESENCEPHALON; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NITRENDIPINE; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032917961     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702284     Document Type: Article

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