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Retinal NMDA receptor function and expression are altered in a mouse lacking D-amino acid oxidase.
Journal of neurophysiology - 1 Dec 2013
Gustafson Eric C, Morgans Catherine W, Tekmen Merve, Sullivan Steven J, Esguerra Manuel, Konno Ryuichi, Miller Robert F
Abstract excerpt
D-serine is present in the vertebrate retina and serves as a coagonist for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors of ganglion cells. Although the enzyme D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) has been implicated as a pathway for d-serine degradation, its role in the retina has not been established. In this study, we investigated the role of DAO in regulating D-serine levels using a mutant mouse line deficient in DAO...
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