N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit changes are associated with lead-induced deficits of long-term potentiation and spatial learning

Neuroscience

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-242

  Nihei, M K ^a   Desmond, N L ^b   McGlothan, J L ^a   Kuhlmann, A C ^a   Guilarte, T R ^a  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

LTP; NMDA receptor; Pb2+; Spatial learning; Subunits

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD POISONING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MAZE LEARNING; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034638256     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00192-5     Document Type: Article

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