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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1997-01-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996197901534 |