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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Lorne Mendell
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1130 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Arvanian Victor L VL Bowers William J WJ Petruska Jeffrey C JC Motin Vladimir V Manuzon Honeyleen H Narrow Wade C WC Federoff Howard J HJ Mendell Lorne M LM
Journal of neurophysiology 20040519 4
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responsiveness of motoneurons declines during the initial 2 postnatal weeks due to increasing Mg2+ block of NMDA receptors. Using gene chip analyses, RT-PCR, and immunochemistry, we have shown that the NR2D subunit of the NMDA receptor (NMDAR), known to confer resistance to Mg2+ block, also declines in motoneurons during this period. We injected a viral construct (HSVnr2d) into the lumbar spinal cord on postnatal day 2 in an attempt to restore NMDAR function in motone ...[more]