Activation of NMDA receptors is required for the initiation and maintenance of walking-like activity in the mudpuppy (Necturus Maculatus)

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 637-644

  Lavrov, Igor ^a   Cheng, Jianguo ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

2 amino 5 phosphonovalerate (AP 5); 6 cyno 7 nitroquinoxaline 2,3 dione (CNQX); Central pattern generator; Glutamate; Glycine; Locomotion; Mudpuppy; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA) receptor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 7 CHLORO 4 HYDROXY 3 (3 PHENOXYPHENYL) 2 QUINOLONE; DEXTRO GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; NECTURUS; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NECTURUS MACULOSUS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; WALKING;

EID: 11244293743     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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