Opposing role of synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in regulation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) activity in cultured rat hippocampal neurons
✍ Scribed by Anton Ivanov; Christophe Pellegrino; Sylvain Rama; Iryna Dumalska; Yuriy Salyha; Yehezkel Ben-Ari; Igor Medina
- Book ID
- 110113869
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 572
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3751
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