Absence of the GluR2 receptor sensitizes mouse sympathetic neurons to nerve growth factor deprivation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-28

  Lourenssen, Sandra ^a   Roder, John C ^b   Blennerhassett, Michael G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

( ) amino 3 hydroxy 5 methylisoxazole 4 propionic acid receptor; GluR2 subunit; Mice; Nerve growth factor; Superior cervical ganglion

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITES; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033953178     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00809-0     Document Type: Article

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