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M Dragunow1, E Beilharz, B Mason, P Lawlor, W Abraham, P Gluckman.
Abstract
Long-term potentiation (LTP) of perforant-path dentate granule cell synapses, in awake rats, was followed by a time-dependent expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA in dentate granule cells. This BDNF expression was blocked by the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist dizocilpine maleate (MK-801), which also blocked LTP induction, and by sodium pentobarbital, which shortens LTP persistence. These results suggest that BDNF may participate in the NMDA-receptor mediated cascade of events that result in LTP stabilization.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8247360 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(93)90420-p
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046