N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors the ventral tegmental area: Subcellular distribution and colocalization with 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptors

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 202-211

  Rodriguez J J ^a   Doherty, M D ^a   Pickel, Virginia M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT(2A); Glutamate; NMDAR1; Serotonin; VTA

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0343091561     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000415)60:2<202::AID-JNR9>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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