Altered development of glutamatergic synapses in layer V pyramidal neurons in NR3A knockout mice

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-426

  Zhou, Chengwen ^a,b   Jensen, Frances E ^a,b   Sucher, Nikolaus J ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL HETEROGENEITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350782226     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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