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Role of striatal NMDA receptor subunits in a model of paroxysmal dystonia.
Experimental neurology - 1 Nov 2014
Avchalumov Yosef, Sander Svenja E, Richter Franziska, Porath Katrin, Hamann Melanie, Bode Christoph, Kirschstein Timo, Köhling Rüdiger, Richter Angelika
Abstract excerpt
Dystonia is a movement disorder in which abnormal plasticity in the basal ganglia has been hypothesized to play a critical role. In a model of paroxysmal dystonia, the dt(sz) mutant hamster, previous studies indicated striatal dysfunctions, including an increased long-term potentiation (LTP). Beneficial effects were exerted by subunit-unspecific antagonists at NMDA receptors, which blocked LTP. NR2B subtype...
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