Calpain-Mediated mGluR1α Truncation: A Key Step in Excitotoxicity
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Wei Xu, Tak Pan Wong, Nadege Chery, Tara Gaertner, Yu Tian Wang, and Michel Baudry* Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA Brain Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada Lab address: http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/faculty/profile.php?fid=21 *Correspondence: [email protected] DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.12.020
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 53 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007