Taurine interaction with neurotransmitter receptors in the CNS: An update

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1615-1621

  Albrecht, Jan ^a   Schousboe, Arne ^b  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GABAA receptor; GABAB receptor; Glycine receptor; Taurine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; TAURINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BINDING SITE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; TAURINE;

EID: 29144515343     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-8986-6     Document Type: Review

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