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Decreased susceptibility to seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole in serine racemase knockout mice.
Epilepsy research - 1 Dec 2012
Harai Tomomi, Inoue Ran, Fujita Yuko, Tanaka Ayumi, Horio Mao, Hashimoto Kenji, Hongou Kazuhisa, Miyawaki Toshio, Mori Hisashi
Abstract excerpt
The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptor plays a key role in excitatory synaptic transmission. The overactivation of the NMDA receptor has been implicated in the development of epileptic seizures. D-Serine is a coagonist of the NMDA receptor and its biosynthesis is catalyzed by ser...
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