Taurine potentiates presynaptic NMDA receptors in hippocampal Schaffer collateral axons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 405-418

  Suárez, Luz M ^a   Solís, José M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Action potential; D serine; Glycine; Hippocampal slice; Rat

Indexed keywords

7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; [1 (4 BROMOPHENYL)ETHYLAMINO(2,3 DIOXO 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDROQUINOXALIN 5 YL)METHYL]PHOSPHONIC ACID; DEXTRO SERINE; GLYCINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IC 50; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SERINE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TAURINE;

EID: 33746215800     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04911.x     Document Type: Article

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