Coagonist release modulates NMDA receptor subtype contributions at synaptic inputs to retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1469-1479

  Kalbaugh, Trisha L ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Diamond, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Glycine; NMDA receptor; Retina; Retinal bipolar cell; Retinal ganglion cell; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 BENZYL ALPHA (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) BETA METHYL 1 PIPERIDINEPROPANOL; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; ISRADIPINE; KAINIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 6; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SERINE; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 59649084406     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4240-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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