Declines in mRNA expression of different subunits may account for differential effects of aging on agonist and antagonist binding to the NMDA receptor

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1666-1674

  Magnusson, Kathy R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Glutamate; In situ hybridization; MRNA; NMDA receptors; NMDA subunits

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034161293     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-05-01666.2000     Document Type: Article

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