Guanosine and its modulatory effects on the glutamatergic system

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 620-622

  Schmidt, André P ^c   Tort, Adriano B L ^b,c   Lara, Diogo R ^c   Souza, Diogo O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHANNEL GATING; EXCITOTOXICITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCOMOTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 45849089921     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2008.01.007     Document Type: Letter

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