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Analysis of correlation between serum D-serine levels and functional promoter polymorphisms of GRIN2A and GRIN2B genes.
Neuroscience letters - 13 Feb 2006
Iwayama Yoshimi, Hashimoto Kenji, Nakajima Mizuho, Toyota Tomoko, Yamada Kazuo, Shimizu Eiji, Itokawa Masanari, Hoshika Akinori, Iyo Masaomi, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
D-Serine is an endogenous coagonist that increases the opening of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptor channels. We previously reported a reduction of D-serine serum levels in schizophrenia, supporting the disease hypothesis of NMDA receptor-mediated hypo-neurotransmission. The serum levels of D-serine are thought to reflect brain d-serine content. It is important to understand whether there is a...
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