"Quisqualic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An agonist at two subsets of excitatory amino acid receptors, ionotropic receptors that directly control membrane channels and metabotropic receptors that indirectly mediate calcium mobilization from intracellular stores. The compound is obtained from the seeds and fruit of Quisqualis chinensis.
| Descriptor ID |
D016318
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.462.580.600 D12.125.755
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quisqualic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Metabotropic glutamate receptor modulation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels involves multiple receptor subtypes in cortical neurons. J Neurosci. 1996 Jan; 16(1):36-45.
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Ethanol action on excitatory amino acid activated ion channels. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl. 1993; 2:353-8.
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Alcohol inhibition of NMDA channel function. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl. 1991; 1:163-9.
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Alcohol and anesthetic actions on excitatory amino acid-activated ion channels. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991; 625:97-107.
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Ethanol inhibits NMDA-activated ion current in hippocampal neurons. Science. 1989 Mar 31; 243(4899):1721-4.
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Glutamate induces a depolarization of adult rat dorsal root ganglion neurons that is mediated predominantly by NMDA receptors. Neurosci Lett. 1988 Dec 05; 94(3):314-20.
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Respiratory and vasomotor effects of excitatory amino acid on ventral medullary surface. Brain Res Bull. 1987 May; 18(5):681-4.