Interaction between ephrins/Eph receptors and excitatory amino acid receptors: Possible relevance in the regulation of synaptic plasticity and in the pathophysiology of neuronal degeneration

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Calò, Laura ^a   Cinque, Carlo ^a   Patanè, Monica ^a   Schillaci, Danilo ^a   Battaglia, Giuseppe ^b   Melchiorri, Daniela ^a   Nicoletti, Ferdinando ^a,b   Bruno, Valeria ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ephrins; Epileptogenesis neurodegeneration; Glutamate receptors; Pain; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 2; PROTEIN INTERACTING WITH PROTEIN KINASE C; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SYNAPTOJANIN;

DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXCITOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EPHRINS; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745077649     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03844.x     Document Type: Review

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