Abstract
It has been suggested that phencyclidine (PCP) receptors may not be linked with N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in all brain areas. We found that NMDA enhanced [3H]TCP (a PCP analog) binding in extensively washed cortical, but not cerebellar membranes. However, PCP potently inhibited NMDA-induced [3H]norepinephrine release from cerebellar slices in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting that a subtype of cerebellar PCP receptors is functionally linked with NMDA receptors. It is suggested that this subtype cannot be demonstrated by [3H]TCP binding because of the predominance of low affinity PCP receptors in the cerebellum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-151 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 445 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 29 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cerebellum
- Cortex
- N-Methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor
- Norepinephrine
- Phencyclidine receptor
- Release assay
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology