The Nagging Question of the Function ofN-Acetylaspartylglutamate

N-Acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) is a neuropeptide found in millimolar concentrations in brain that is localized to subpopulations of glutamatergic, cholinergic, GABAergic, and noradrenergic neuronal systems. NAAG is released upon depolarization by a Ca2+-dependent process and is an agonist at mGluR...

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Main Author: Joseph T. Coyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996197901534