Electrophysiological analysis of NMDA receptor subunit changes in the aging mouse cortex

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 39-59

  Kuehl Kovarik, M Cathleen ^a   Magnusson, Kathy R ^a   Premkumar, Louis S ^b   Partin, Kathryn M ^a  

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

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Ifenprodil; NMDA; Subunit; TEVC

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FRONTAL CORTEX; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; INJECTIONS; MAGNESIUM; MATHEMATICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034679105     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(00)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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