Tonic facilitation of glutamate release by presynaptic NR2B-containing NMDA receptors is increased in the entorhinal cortex of chronically epileptic rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 406-410

  Yang, Jian ^a   Woodhall, Gavin L ^a,b   Jones, Roland S G ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic epilepsy; Entorhinal; Glutamate; NMDA; NR2B receptors; Presynaptic

Indexed keywords

4 BENZYL ALPHA (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) BETA METHYL 1 PIPERIDINEPROPANOL; [1 (4 BROMOPHENYL)ETHYLAMINO (2,3 DIOXO 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDROQUINOXALIN 5 YL)METHYL]PHOSPHONIC ACID; AUTORECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; LITHIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NVP AAM 077; PILOCARPINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHOLE CELL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AUTORECEPTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHENOLS; PILOCARPINE; PIPERIDINES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 32544459068     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4413-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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