The effects of aging and genotype on NMDA receptor expression in growth hormone receptor knockout (GHRKO) mice

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 607-619

  Magnusson, Kathy Ruth ^a   Das, Siba Ranjan ^a   Kronemann, Daniel ^a   Bartke, Andrzej ^b   Patrylo, Peter R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GluN1; Hippocampus; Laron mice; NMDA; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

MUS; RODENTIA;

GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NR1 NMDA RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 80051524692     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr024     Document Type: Article

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