All quiet on the neuronal front: NMDA receptor inhibition by prion protein

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-409

  Steele, Andrew D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PRION PROTEIN;

CELL DEATH; GENE LOCATION; GENE SILENCING; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PRIONS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 43149098742     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200803152     Document Type: Note

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