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A pinch of salt for NMDA receptors

Molecular Psychiatry volume 4, pages 209–211 (1999)Cite this article

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Recent evidence indicates that, in addition to being the principal charge carrier for action potentials, once inside neurons sodium functions as an intracellular second messenger by upregulating the activity of NMDA receptors.

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  1. Programmes in Brain and Behaviour & Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    M W Salter

  2. Department of Phsyiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    M W Salter

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Salter, M. A pinch of salt for NMDA receptors. Mol Psychiatry 4, 209–211 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000540

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