title: Developmental alterations in N-methyl-D-aspartate stimulated [3H]norepinephrine release in rat brain cortex and hippocampus.
abstract: Developmental alterations in N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-stimulated[3H]norepinephrine release from rat brain cortical and hippocampal slices were studied. NMDA (10-1000 microM) resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in [3H]norepinephrine efflux; maximal responses (% released) in the cortex were: (1.53 +/- 0.12, 3.68 +/- 0.20, 2.94 +/- 0.20, 4.60 +/- 0.28 and 5.28 +/- 0.33) and the hippocampal responses were: (1.90 +/- 0.18, 3.84 +/- 0.23, 3.60 +/- 0.28, 5.16 +/- 0.38 and 5.81 +/- 0.45) at varying postnatal ages (1, 7, 14, 21 and 90 days) respectively. Cortical tissue from 7-day-old pups exhibited a transient increase in maximal efflux and a decrease in EC50. These results indicated that developmental alterations in the NMDA receptor appear to be translated into differences in NMDA stimulated [3H]norepinephrine release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown 44272.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D009638:Norepinephrine