GluN2B and GluN2D NMDARs dominate synaptic responses in the adult spinal cord

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hildebrand, Michael E ^a,b,c   Pitcher, Graham M ^a,b   Harding, Erika K ^a,b   Li, Hongbin ^a,b   Beggs, Simon ^a,b   Salter, Michael W ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 BENZYL ALPHA (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) BETA METHYL 1 PIPERIDINEPROPANOL; 4-(5-(4-BROMOPHENYL)-3-(6-METHYL-2-OXO-4-PHENYL-1,2-DIHYDROQUINOLIN-3-YL)-4,5-DIHYDRO-1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL)-4-OXOBUTANOIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NR2B NMDA RECEPTOR; NR2D NMDA RECEPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TCN 201;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MALE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHENOLS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; QUINOLONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 85050271226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04094     Document Type: Article

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