Changes in NMDA receptor subunit expression in response to contusive spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 174-184

  Grossman, Stacie D ^a   Wolfe, Barry B ^a   Yasuda, Robert P ^a   Wrathall, Jean R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; In situ hybridization; Motor neurons; N Methyl D aspartate; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034085532     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750174.x     Document Type: Article

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