NMDA receptor activation by spontaneous glutamatergic neurotransmission

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2290-2296

  Espinosa, Felipe ^a   Kavalali, Ege T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS; VALINE;

EID: 65649133604     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90754.2008     Document Type: Article

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