Putative glycine receptors in Hydra: A biochemical and behavioural study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1659-1666

  Pierobon, Paola ^a   Minei, Rosario ^a   Porcu, Patrizia ^b   Sogliano, Cristiana ^b   Tino, Angela ^a   Marino, Giuseppe ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^b   Concas, Alessandra ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

D serine; Hydra vulgaris; Invertebrate neurotransmitters; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; AMINO ACID; BETA ALANINE; DEXTRO SERINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLYCINE; HYDRA; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0035784702     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01792.x     Document Type: Article

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