NAAG fails to antagonize synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in cerebellar granule neurons

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 490-496

  Losi, G ^a   Vicini, S ^a   Neale, J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; N Acetylaspartylglutamate; NAAG; NMDA agonist; NMDA antagonist; Synaptic currents; Whole cell currents

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRANULE CELL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 1242306220     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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