The N-methyl-D-aspartate neurotransmitter receptor is a mammalian brain target for the dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida toxin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-93

  El Nabawi, Ahmed ^a   Quesenberry, Michael ^b   Saito, Keiko ^b   Silbergeld, Ellen ^a,c   Vasta, Gerardo ^b   Eldefrawi, Amira ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Institute for Cell Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neurotransmitter receptors; Memory loss; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Neurotoxicity; Pfiesteria piscicida

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TOXIN;

AMNESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; LIFE CYCLE; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MAMMAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PFIESTERIA; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TARGET ORGAN; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; DINOPHYCEAE; MAMMALIA; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034669113     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.9042     Document Type: Article

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