Down-regulation of synaptic GluN2B subunit-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors: A physiological brake on CA1 neuron α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl- 4-isoxazolepropionic acid hyperexcitability during benzodiazepine withdrawal

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Shen, Guofu ^a   Tietz, Elizabeth I ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; FLURAZEPAM; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR GLUN1 SUBUNIT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR GLUN2A SUBUNIT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR GLUN2B SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; DOWN-REGULATION; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYNAPSES;

EID: 78650787239     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.174235     Document Type: Article

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