Expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5- methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) GluR2/3 receptors in the developing rat pineal gland

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-301

  Kaur, C ^a   Sivakumar, V ^a   Ling, E A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; GluR2 3; Microglia macrophages; NMDAR1; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY OX 42; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL STRUCTURE; DOUBLE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; PINEAL BODY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 25144511361     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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