| Literature DB >> 2905922 |
P Seubert1, J Larson, M Oliver, M W Jung, M Baudry, G Lynch.
Abstract
Stimulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors was found to induce proteolysis of brain spectrin in hippocampal slices. The effect was dependent upon extracellular calcium, blocked by the antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (AP5), and was not reproduced by potassium-induced depolarization. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the involvement of NMDA receptors in plasticity and excitotoxicity is at least partially mediated by calcium-activated proteolysis of cytoskeletal proteins.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2905922 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)91222-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252