DNQX
Chemical Name: 6,7-Dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
Purity: ≥98%
Biological Activity
DNQX is a selective non-NMDA receptor antagonist.Water-soluble Salt also available.
Technical Data
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Additional Information
Background References
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Nutritional state-dependent ghrelin activation of vasopressin neurons via retrograde trans-neuronal-glial stimulation of excitatory GABA circuits.
Haam J, Halmos K, Di S, Tasker J
J Neurosci, 2014;34(18):6201-13. -
Prolonging the postcomplex spike pause speeds eyeblink conditioning.
Maiz, Jaione, Karakossian, Movses H, Pakaprot, Narawut, Robleto, Karla, Thompson, Richard, Otis, Thomas S
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2012;109(41):16726-30. -
Glial glutamate transporter and glutamine synthetase regulate GABAergic synaptic strength in the spinal dorsal horn.
Jiang E, Yan X, Weng HR
J. Neurochem., 2012;121(4):526-36. -
A genetically encoded reporter for real-time imaging of cofilin-actin rods in living neurons.
Mi, Jianjie, Shaw, Alisa E, Pak, Chi W, Walsh, Keifer P, Minamide, Laurie S, Bernstein, Barbara, Kuhn, Thomas B, Bamburg, James R
PLoS ONE, 2013;8(12):e83609. -
High-throughput genotoxicity assay identifies antioxidants as inducers of DNA damage response and cell death.
Fox JT, Sakamuru S, Huang R
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8. -
Social deprivation enhances VTA synaptic plasticity and drug-induced contextual learning.
Neuron, 2013;77(2):335-45. -
Quinoxalinediones: potent competitive non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists.
Honore et al.
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Structure-activity relationships in the development of excitatory amino acid receptor agonists and competitive antagonists.
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Citations for DNQX
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for DNQX include:
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Molecular components and functions of the endocannabinoid system in mouse prefrontal cortex.
Authors: Lafourcade Et al.
PLoS One ;2:e709
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A Single-Cell Model for Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Neurons.
Authors: Meijer Et al.
Cell Rep 2019;27:2199
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Somatostatin Interneurons Promote Neuronal Synchrony in the Neonatal Hippocampus.
Authors: Flossmann Et al.
Cell Rep 2019;26:3173
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Design and validation of a foldable and photovoltaic wide-field epiretinal prosthesis.
Authors: Ferlauto Et al.
Nat Commun 2018;9:992
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Activity-Dependent Downscaling of Subthreshold Synaptic Inputs during Slow-Wave-Sleep-like Activity In Vivo.
Authors: González-Rueda Et al.
Neuron 2018;97:1244
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DA Cells Differentially Regulate Striatal Cholinergic Transmission across Regions through Corelease of DA and Glutamate.
Authors: Cai and Ford
Cell Rep 2018;25:3148
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Synaptic phospholipids as a new target for cortical hyperexcitability and E/I balance in psychiatric disorders.
Authors: Thalman Et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2018;23(8):1699
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HIPP neurons in the dentate gyrus mediate the cholinergic modulation of background context memory salience.
Authors: Ahsan Raza
Nat Commun 2017;8(1):189
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Loss of MeCP2 in cholinergic neurons causes part of RTT-like phenotypes via α7 receptor in hippocampus.
Authors: Zhang Et al.
Cell Res 2016;26:728
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Fixed single-cell transcriptomic characterization of human radial glial diversity.
Authors: Thomsen Et al.
Nat Methods 2016;13:87
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Reduced Hyperpolarization-Activated Current Contributes to Enhanced Intrinsic Excitability in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons from PrP(-/-) Mice.
Authors: Fan Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 2016;10:74
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GABAA receptor activity shapes the formation of inhibitory synapses between developing medium spiny neurons.
Authors: Arama Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 2015;9:290
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High salt intake increases blood pressure via BDNF-mediated downregulation of KCC2 and impaired baroreflex inhibition of vasopressin neurons.
Authors: Choe Et al.
Neuron 2015;85:549
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IL-1 interacts with ethanol effects on GABAergic transmission in the mouse central amygdala.
Authors: Bajo Et al.
Front Pharmacol 2015;6:49
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Neuron-glia signaling in developing retina mediated by neurotransmitter spillover.
Authors: Rosa Et al.
Elife 2015;4
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An Asymmetric Increase in Inhibitory Synapse Number Underlies the Development of a Direction Selective Circuit in the Retina.
Authors: Morrie and Feller
J Neurosci 2015;35:9281
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PAR1-activated astrocytes in the nucleus of the solitary tract stimulate adjacent neurons via NMDA receptors.
Authors: Vance Et al.
J Neurosci 2015;35:776
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Abnormal excitability and episodic low-frequency oscillations in the cerebral cortex of the tottering mouse.
Authors: Cramer Et al.
J Neurosci 2015;35:5664
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Osmoregulation requires brain expression of the renal Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC2.
Authors: Konopacka Et al.
J Neurosci 2015;35:5144
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Morphological and physiological evidence of a synaptic connection between the lateral parabrachial nucleus and neurons in the A7 catecholamine cell group in rats.
Authors: Liu Et al.
J Biomed Sci 2015;22:79
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Deletion of aquaporin-4 increases extracellular K(+) concentration during synaptic stimulation in mouse hippocampus.
Authors: Haj-Yasein Et al.
Brain Struct Funct 2015;220:2469
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Early depolarizing GABA controls critical-period plasticity in the rat visual cortex.
Authors: Deidda Et al.
Nat Neurosci 2015;18:87
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The rat retina has five types of ganglion-cell photoreceptors.
Authors: Reifler Et al.
Exp Eye Res 2015;130:17
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Intrinsic excitability varies by sex in prepubertal striatal medium spiny neurons.
Authors: Dorris Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2015;113:720
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Activity-dependent differences in function between proximal and distal Schaffer collaterals.
Authors: Owen and Grover
J Neurophysiol 2015;113:3646
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Advantages and limitations of the use of optogenetic approach in studying fast-scale spike encoding.
Authors: Malyshev Et al.
PLoS One 2015;10:e0122286
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Kinetic evaluation of photosensitivity in bi-stable variants of chimeric channelrhodopsins.
Authors: Hososhima Et al.
PLoS One 2015;10:e0119558
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Type I intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells of early post-natal development correspond to the M4 subtype.
Authors: Sexton Et al.
Neural Dev 2015;10:17
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Neonatal NMDA receptor blockade disrupts spike timing and glutamatergic synapses in fast spiking interneurons in a NMDA receptor hypofunction model of schizophrenia.
Authors: Jones Et al.
PLoS One 2014;9:e109303
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Inhibitory projections from the ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body to the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body in the mouse.
Authors: Albrecht Et al.
Front Neural Circuits 2014;8:83
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Electrophysiological characterization of granule cells in the dentate gyrus immediately after birth.
Authors: Pedroni Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 2014;8:44
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Laser-scanning astrocyte mapping reveals increased glutamate-responsive domain size and disrupted maturation of glutamate uptake following neonatal cortical freeze-lesion.
Authors: Armbruster Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 2014;8:277
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Synapse elimination and learning rules co-regulated by MHC class I H2-Db.
Authors: Lee Et al.
Nature 2014;509:195
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Fast and efficient neural conversion of human hematopoietic cells.
Authors: Castaño Et al.
Stem Cell Reports 2014;3:1118
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ decreases glutamate transmission and blocks ethanol-induced effects in the central amygdala of naive and ethanol-dependent rats.
Authors: Kallupi Et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology 2014;39:1081
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Mutant β-III spectrin causes mGluR1α mislocalization and functional deficits in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 5.
Authors: Armbrust Et al.
J Neurosci 2014;34:9891
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Phasic, nonsynaptic GABA-A receptor-mediated inhibition entrains thalamocortical oscillations.
Authors: Rovó Et al.
J Neurosci 2014;34:7137
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Vort. disinhibits pyramidal cell function and enhances synaptic plasticity in the rat hippocampus.
Authors: Dale Et al.
J Psychopharmacol 2014;28:891
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Munc18-1 redistributes in nerve terminals in an activity- and PKC-dependent manner.
Authors: Cijsouw Et al.
J Cell Biol 2014;204:759
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Cav1.3 channels control D2-autoreceptor responses via NCS-1 in substantia nigra DA neurons.
Authors: Dragicevic Et al.
Brain 2014;137:2287
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An auditory colliculothalamocortical brain slice preparation in mouse.
Authors: Llano Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2014;111:197
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BDNF-endocannabinoid interactions at neocortical inhibitory synapses require phospholipase C signaling.
Authors: Zhao
J Neurophysiol 2014;111:1008
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Characterization of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of Crh-IRES-Cre mutant mice.
Authors: Cusulin Et al.
PLoS One 2013;8:e64943
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Low voltage activation of KCa1.1 current by Cav3-KCa1.1 complexes.
Authors: Rehak Et al.
PLoS One 2013;8:e61844
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A conformational intermediate in glutamate receptor activation.
Authors: Lau Et al.
Neuron 2013;79:492
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Social stress alters inhibitory synaptic input to distinct subpopulations of raphe serotonin neurons.
Authors: Crawford Et al.
ACS Chem Neurosci 2013;4:200
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Ghrelin increases GABAergic transmission and interacts with ethanol actions in the rat central nucleus of the amygdala.
Authors: Cruz Et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology 2013;38:364
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GABA(A) receptors can initiate the formation of functional inhibitory GABAergic synapses.
Authors: Fuchs Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2013;38:3146
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Disrupted Cl(-) homeostasis contributes to reductions in the inhibitory efficacy of D.pam during hyperexcited states.
Authors: Deeb Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2013;38:2453
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PrPC controls via protein kinase A the direction of synaptic plasticity in the immature hippocampus.
Authors: Caiati Et al.
J Neurosci 2013;33:2973
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TRPM2 channels are required for NMDA-induced burst firing and contribute to H(2)O(2)-dependent modulation in substantia nigra pars reticulata GABAergic neurons.
Authors: Lee Et al.
J Neurosci 2013;33:1157
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Calcium responses to synaptically activated bursts of action potentials and their synapse-independent replay in cultured networks of hippocampal neurons.
Authors: Bengtson Et al.
Biochim Biophys Acta 2013;1833:1672
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Contribution of near-threshold currents to intrinsic oscillatory activity in rat medial entorhinal cortex layer II stellate cells.
Authors: Boehlen Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2013;109:445
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A modulatory effect of the feedback from higher visual areas to V1 in the mouse.
Authors: Pasquale and Sherman
J Neurophysiol 2013;109:2618
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Epileptiform activity in the CA1 region of the hippocampus becomes refractory to attenuation by cannabinoids in part because of endogenous γ-aminobutyric acid type B receptor activity.
Authors: Messer and Levine
J Neurosci Res 2012;90:1454
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Development of the corticothalamic projections.
Authors: Grant Et al.
Front Neurosci 2012;6:53
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DArgic modulation of ganglion-cell photoreceptors in rat.
Authors: Hook Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2012;35:507
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GABA is excitatory in adult vasopressinergic neuroendocrine cells.
Authors: Haam Et al.
J Neurosci 2012;32:572
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Ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons: electrophysiological properties and projections.
Authors: Hnasko Et al.
J Neurosci 2012;32:15076
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Activity-dependent phosphorylation of GABAA receptors regulates receptor insertion and tonic current.
Authors: Saliba Et al.
EMBO J 2012;31:2937
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Munc13 controls the location and efficiency of dense-core vesicle release in neurons.
Authors: Bospoort Et al.
J Cell Biol 2012;199:883
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Receptor subtype-dependent galanin actions on gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neurotransmission and ethanol responses in the central amygdala.
Authors: Bajo Et al.
Addict Biol 2012;17:694
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Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channels modulate summation of parallel fiber input in cerebellar Purkinje cells.
Authors: Engbers Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012;109:2601
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Endocannabinoids gate state-dependent plasticity of synaptic inhibition in feeding circuits.
Authors: Crosby Et al.
Neuron 2011;71:529
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Determinants of functional coupling between astrocytes and respiratory neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex.
Authors: Schnell Et al.
PLoS One 2011;6:e26309
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CCK stimulation of GLP-1 neurons involves α1-adrenoceptor-mediated increase in glutamatergic synaptic inputs.
Authors: Hisadome Et al.
Diabetes 2011;60:2701
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GABAergic signalling in a neurogenic niche of the turtle spinal cord.
Authors: Reali Et al.
J Physiol 2011;589:5633
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Structure and function of bistratified intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the mouse.
Authors: Schmidt and Kofuji
J Comp Neurol 2011;519:1492
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Compartmentalization of the GABAB receptor signaling complex is required for presynaptic inhibition at hippocampal synapses.
Authors: Laviv Et al.
J Neurosci 2011;31:12523
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Prolonged postinhibitory rebound firing in the cerebellar nuclei mediated by group I metabotropic glutamate receptor potentiation of L-type calcium currents.
Authors: Zheng and Raman
J Neurosci 2011;31:10283
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Neto1 is an auxiliary subunit of native synaptic kainate receptors.
Authors: Tang Et al.
J Neurosci 2011;31:10009
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Regulation of synaptic stability by AMPA receptor reverse signaling.
Authors: Ripley Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011;108:367
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Inhibitory-excitatory synaptic balance is shifted toward increased excitation in magnocellular neurosecretory cells of heart failure rats.
Authors: Potapenko Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2011;106:1545
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Defective GABAergic neurotransmission and pharmacological rescue of neuronal hyperexcitability in the amygdala in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome.
Authors: Olmos-Serrano Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:9929
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Ubiquitination acutely regulates presynaptic neurotransmitter release in mammalian neurons.
Authors: Rinetti and Schweizer
J Neurosci 2010;30:3157
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Calcium binding to PICK1 is essential for the intracellular retention of AMPA receptors underlying long-term depression.
Authors: Citri Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:16437
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Control of CA3 output by feedforward inhibition despite developmental changes in the excitation-inhibition balance.
Authors: Torborg Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:15628
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A p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanism of disinhibition in spinal synaptic transmission induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
Authors: Zhang Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:12844
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Repeated stress impairs endocannabinoid signaling in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Authors: Wamsteeker Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:11188
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Light-evoked NMDA receptor-mediated currents are reduced by blocking D-serine synthesis in the salamander retina.
Authors: Stevens Et al.
Neuroreport 2010;21:239
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Non-cell-autonomous factor induces the transition from excitatory to inhibitory GABA signaling in retina independent of activity.
Authors: Barkis Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010;107:22302
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Glutamate-induced NFκB activation in the retina.
Authors: Fan and Cooper
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009;50:917
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N-MthD.-aspartate receptor- and metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression are differentially regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
Authors: Citri Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2009;30:1443
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Functional and morphological differences among intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.
Authors: Schmidt and Kofuji
J Neurosci 2009;29:476
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Cytoskeletal changes underlie estrogen's acute effects on synaptic transmission and plasticity.
Authors: Kramár Et al.
J Neurosci 2009;29:12982
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Rapid and sensitive mapping of long-range connections in vitro using flavoprotein autofluorescence imaging combined with laser photostimulation.
Authors: Llano Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2009;101:3325
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Neuropeptide S-mediated control of fear expression and extinction: role of intercalated GABAergic neurons in the amygdala.
Authors: Jüngling Et al.
Neuron 2008;59:298
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Low expression of Kv7/M channels facilitates intrinsic and network bursting in the developing rat hippocampus.
Authors: Safiulina Et al.
J Physiol 2008;586:5437
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Deficits in phosphorylation of GABA(A) receptors by intimately associated protein kinase C activity underlie compromised synaptic inhibition during status epilepticus.
Authors: Terunuma Et al.
J Neurosci 2008;28:376
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Blockade of cochlear NMDA receptors prevents long-term tinnitus during a brief consolidation window after acoustic trauma.
Authors: Guitton and Dudai
Neural Plast 2008;2007:80904
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A quantitative assessment of glutamate uptake into hippocampal synaptic terminals and astrocytes: new insights into a neuronal role for excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2).
Authors: Furness Et al.
Neuroscience 2008;157:80
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Endocytosis and recycling of AMPA receptors lacking GluR2/3.
Authors: Biou Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008;105:1038
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Tonically active inhibition selectively controls feedforward circuits in mouse barrel cortex.
Authors: Krook-Magnuson Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2008;100:932
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Ionic factors governing rebound burst phenotype in rat deep cerebellar neurons.
Authors: Molineux Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2008;100:2684
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Changes in synaptic morphology accompany actin signaling during LTP.
Authors: Chen Et al.
J Neurosci 2007;27:5363
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NMDA receptor activation potentiates inhibitory transmission through GABA receptor-associated protein-dependent exocytosis of GABA(A) receptors.
Authors: Marsden Et al.
J Neurosci 2007;27:14326
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Glutamate receptor expression and chronic glutamate toxicity in rat motor cortex.
Authors: Young Et al.
Neurobiol Dis 2007;26:78
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Amyloid precursor protein overexpression depresses excitatory transmission through both presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms.
Authors: Ting Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007;104:353
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Tumor necrosis factor α stimulates NMDA receptor activity in mouse cortical neurons resulting in ERK-dependent death.
Authors: Jara Et al.
J Neurochem 2007;100:1407
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Regulation of thalamocortical patterning and synaptic maturation by NeuroD2.
Authors: Ince-Dunn Et al.
Neuron 2006;49:683
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Altered balance of glutamatergic/GABAergic synaptic input and associated changes in dendrite morphology after BDNF expression in BDNF-deficient hippocampal neurons.
Authors: Singh Et al.
J Neurosci 2006;26:7189
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Insufficient sleep reversibly alters bidirectional synaptic plasticity and NMDA receptor function.
Authors: Kopp Et al.
J Neurosci 2006;26:12456
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Synaptic inputs to retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock.
Authors: Perez-Leon Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2006;24:1117
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D-serine is the dominant endogenous coagonist for NMDA receptor neurotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slices.
Authors: Shleper Et al.
J Neurosci 2005;25:9413
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The wake-promoting peptide orexin-B inhibits glutamatergic transmission to dorsal raphe nucleus serotonin neurons through retrograde endocannabinoid signaling.
Authors: Haj-Dahmane
J Neurosci 2005;25:896
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Signaling microdomains regulate inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated intracellular calcium transients in cultured neurons.
Authors: Jacob Et al.
J Neurosci 2005;25:2853
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Protective effect of ifenprodil against spreading depression in the mouse entorhinal cortex.
Authors: Faria
J Neurophysiol 2004;92:2610
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Bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum-like mammalian dorsal cochlear nucleus.
Authors: Fujino and Oertel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003;100:265
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Synaptically released glutamate reduces gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition in the hippocampus via kainate receptors.
Authors: Min Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999;96:9932
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Desensitization of AMPA receptors and AMPA-NMDA receptor interaction: an in vivo cyclic GMP microdialysis study in rat cerebellum.
Authors: Fedele and Raiteri
Br J Pharmacol 1996;117:1133
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