The NMDA receptor glycine modulatory site: A therapeutic target for improving cognition and reducing negative symptoms in schizophrenia

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-38

  Coyle, Joseph T ^a   Tsai, Guochuan ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycloserine; Serine; Glycine; Glycine modulatory site; Negative symptoms; NMDA receptor; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CLOZAPINE; CYCLOSERINE; DEXTRO SERINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLYCINE; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SARCOSINE;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOLERANCE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 3142737856     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1709-2     Document Type: Review

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