1999
Excitotoxic Death of a Subset of Embryonic Rat Motor Neurons In Vitro
Fryer HJ, Knox RJ, Strittmatter SM, Kalb RG. Excitotoxic Death of a Subset of Embryonic Rat Motor Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1999, 72: 500-513. PMID: 9930721, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0720500.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCalcium Channels, L-TypeCell Culture TechniquesCell DeathCells, CulturedDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGlutamic AcidGlutamineGlycineKainic AcidMembrane PotentialsMotor NeuronsN-MethylaspartateNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotoxinsPotassiumPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, Kainic AcidReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordConceptsGlutamate receptor agonistsMotor neuronsReceptor agonistNon-NMDA glutamate receptor agonistsIntracellular Ca2Agonist-evoked intracellular Ca2Specific glutamate receptor agonistsIonotropic glutamate receptor activationReceptor subtype-specific antagonistsSpinal cord motor neuronsSubtype-specific antagonistsCultured motor neuronsGlutamate receptor expressionRat motor neuronsMost motor neuronsGlutamate receptor activationL-type Ca2Subunit-specific antibodiesTime-dependent mannerReceptor phenotypeChannel antagonistsReceptor expressionNeurotoxic effectsRoute of entryExtracellular Ca2
1998
The Role of Nitric Oxide and NMDA Receptors in the Development of Motor Neuron Dendrites
Inglis F, Furia F, Zuckerman K, Strittmatter S, Kalb R. The Role of Nitric Oxide and NMDA Receptors in the Development of Motor Neuron Dendrites. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 10493-10501. PMID: 9852587, PMCID: PMC6793344, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-24-10493.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseMotor neuronsWild-type animalsNitric oxideSpinal cordNMDA receptorsDendritic bifurcationsContribution of NOPrecise synaptic connectivityMotor neuron poolDrug treatment groupNMDA receptor blockNitric oxide synthasePostnatal day 7Wild-type miceImmunohistochemical examinationMK-801Oxide synthaseNeuron poolsReceptor blockSholl analysisTreatment groupsSynaptic connectivityLong dendritesDay 7