Radioligand binding studies reveal agmatine is a more selective antagonist for a polyamine-site on the NMDA receptor than arcaine or ifenprodil

Brain Research

Volumn 952, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-77

  Gibson, D Alex ^a   Harris, Barton R ^a   Rogers, D Trent ^a   Littleton, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Arcaine; Ifenprodil; NMDA receptor; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ARCAINE; DIZOCILPINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POLYAMINE; RADIOLIGAND; SPERMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING COMPETITION; BRAIN MEMBRANE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; RAT;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PIPERIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPERMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0037064234     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03198-0     Document Type: Article

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