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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Using Xenopus oocytes, we have investigated the presence of mRNA coding for neurotransmitter receptors and channels in the adult bovine fornix and optic nerve. Oocytes injected with mRNA from either area, expressed comparable levels of functional receptors to several neurotransmitters, including glutamate and angiotensin II, as well as voltage-activated Ca2+ channels. Glutamate receptors were mainly of the AMPA/kainate type and were expressed in astrocyte cultures from the regions studied, suggesting that the receptors are present at least in this type of glial cells in vivo. These results show that the white matter areas in the adult brain express receptors and channels. These molecules may play an important role in the transfer of information between axons and glial cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1457-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Angiotensin II, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Corpus Callosum, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Optic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Receptors, AMPA, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Receptors, Angiotensin, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Receptors, Glutamate, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Receptors, Kainic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Receptors, Neurotransmitter, pubmed-meshheading:7948838-Xenopus
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of neurotransmitter receptors and Ca2+ channels in the adult fornix and optic nerve.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine 92717.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't