Functional interaction between various glutamate receptors.
The interaction of glutamate with various receptors in glutamatergic neurons and functional interaction between glutamate receptors are reviewed. It is hypothesized that metabotropic receptors perform defensive functions in the brain by protecting neurons from neurotoxic effects caused by excessive glutamate release.
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Center of Molecular Medicine and International Biotechnological Center, Department of Biochemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow. aab@biocenter.bio.msu.ru
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
D007473:Ion Channels; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate