Direct pharmacological monitoring of the developmental switch in NMDA receptor subunit composition using TCN 213, a GluN2A-selective, glycine-dependent antagonist

S McKay, N H Griffiths, P A Butters, E B Thubron, G E Hardingham, D J A Wyllie

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Abstract

Developmental switches in NMDA receptor subunit expression have been inferred from studies of GluN2 expression levels, changes in kinetics of glutamatergic synaptic currents and sensitivity of NMDA receptor-mediated currents to selective GluN2B antagonists. Here we use TCN 213, a novel GluN2A-selective antagonist to identify the presence of this subunit in functional NMDA receptors in developing cortical neurones.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)924-937
Number of pages14
JournalBritish Journal of Pharmacology
Volume166
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

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