
Theionchannelsactivatedbyglutamatearedividedintotwoclasses.ThosethataresensitivetoN-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA)aredesignatedNMDAreceptors(NMDAR)whilethoseactivatedbykainateanda-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxalonepropionicacid(AMPA)areknownaskainate/AMPAreceptors(K/AMPAR).NMDAreceptorsareamongthemoststudiedreceptorsinneurosciencebecausetheyareinvolvedinneuronalcelldevelopmentandplasticity,acellularcorrelateforlearning.NMDAreceptorsarealsoimplicatedinseveraldisordersofthecentralnervoussystemincludingepilepsyandischemicneuronalcelldeath.NMDAreceptorsalsoappeartobeatargetforethanolatphysiologicalconcentrationsandthereforemayplayasignificantroleinalcoholism.
Image: NMDAReceptor2BWesternBlot:RatHippocampus.
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NMDAReceptor1,N1
NMDAReceptor2A
NMDANR1Pan
phospho-NMDAReceptor1(Ser890)
Phospho-NMDAReceptor1(Ser896)
mGluRandGluRs
GABAReceptors
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