Kainate receptor function in rodent subcortical visual processing

Glutamate is found throughout the central nervous system and has been shown to be an important excitatory neurotransmitter in the visual system. There are two subdivisions of receptor on which this ubiquitous neurotransmitter acts, metabotropic (mGluR) and ionotropic (GluR) glutamate receptors. Ther...

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Main Author: Pothecary, Carina Ann
Published: University College London (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498467