Molecular mechanisms, biological actions and neuropharmacology of the growth-associated protein GAP-43

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-304

  Denny, John B ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth cones; Neuromodulin; Neurotransmitters; Neurotrophins; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CALMODULIN; CARBACHOL; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CONVULSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; FORSKOLIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HALOPERIDOL; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; ISOPRENALINE; LITHIUM; NEUROMODULIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIN; NORADRENALIN; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN KINASE C; SERINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TUNICAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; FILOPODIUM; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIPID RAFT; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PALMITOYLATION; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVIEW; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 33749522347     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157015906778520782     Document Type: Review

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