Native glycine receptor subtypes and their physiological roles

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 303-309

  Lynch, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloride channel; Cys loop receptor; Inhibitory synaptic transmission; Ligand gated ion channel

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE; BILOBALIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; COLCHICINE; GINKGOLIDE A; GINKGOLIDE B; GINKGOLIDE C; GINKGOLIDE J; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR AGONIST; NV 31; PICROTOXIN; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TROPISETRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; STOICHIOMETRY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE;

EID: 58049120621     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.07.034     Document Type: Review

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