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AMPA Receptors

Known as: Receptors, AMPA [Chemical/Ingredient], Quisqualate Receptor, AMPA Receptor 
A class of ionotropic glutamate receptors characterized by their affinity for the agonist AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic… 
National Institutes of Health

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AMPA receptor locationIn Bloodagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

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CNIH-3 protein, ratGlutamate Receptor, Ionotrophic, AMPA 3glr-1 protein, C elegansglutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 1

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Glutamate Receptor

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
ADF/Cofilin-Mediated Actin Dynamics Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking during Synaptic Plasticity
Dendritic spines undergo actin-based growth and shrinkage during synaptic plasticity, in which the actin depolymerizing factor… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors in synaptic plasticity and neuronal death
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Interaction of the AMPA receptor subunit GluR2/3 with PDZ domains regulates hippocampal long-term depression
The interaction of PDZ domain-containing proteins with the C termini of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazolepropionate (AMPA… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phosphorylation of the AMPA Receptor Subunit GluR2 Differentially Regulates Its Interaction with PDZ Domain-Containing Proteins
PSD-95, DLG, ZO-1 (PDZ) domain-mediated protein interactions have been shown to play important roles in the regulation of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Role of Actin in Anchoring Postsynaptic Receptors in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons: Differential Attachment of NMDA versus AMPA Receptors
We used actin-perturbing agents and detergent extraction of primary hippocampal cultures to test directly the role of the actin… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A molecular determinant for submillisecond desensitization in glutamate receptors.
The decay of excitatory postsynaptic currents in central neurons mediated by alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Block of N-methyl-D-aspartate-activated current by the anticonvulsant MK-801: selective binding to open channels.
Whole-cell and single-channel recording techniques were used to study the action of the anticonvulsant drug MK-801 [(+)-5-methyl… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Glutamate activates multiple single channel conductances in hippocampal neurons
There is considerable evidence that glutamate is the principal neurotransmitter that mediates fast excitatory synaptic… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Zinc selectively blocks the action of N-methyl-D-aspartate on cortical neurons.
Large amounts of zinc are present in synaptic vesicles of mammalian central excitatory boutons and may be released during… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Acidic amino acid binding sites in mammalian neuronal membranes: their characteristics and relationship to synaptic receptors
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