GHB-induced cognitive deficits during adolescence and the role of NMDA receptor

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 240-243

  Sircar, R ^a,b   Wu, L C ^a   Reddy, K ^a   Sircar, D ^a   Basak, A K ^a  

^a FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cognitive function; GHB; Glutamatergic; Juvenile; NR subunit; Radioligand binding; Western blot

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 79953061223     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157015911795017038     Document Type: Article

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