| Literature DB >> 2901456 |
K Q Do1, P L Herrling, P Streit, M Cuénod.
Abstract
Sulfur containing amino acids such as homocysteic acid (HCA), cysteinsulfinic acid, homocysteinsulfinic acid are released by depolarization of slices from various rat brain regions in a Ca++-dependent manner. L-HCA excites caudate neurons through their N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor and potentiates their cortically evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials. 35S-methionine can label the releasable pool of HCA, and thus appears as a precursor of HCA. Thus HCA is a transmitter candidate which acts predominantly on the NMDA receptor.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2901456 DOI: 10.1007/bf01243418
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Impact factor: 3.575