When and why amino acids?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 588, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-44

  Krnjević, Krešimir ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 73549108142     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.176990     Document Type: Review

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