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. 1991:34:121-7.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9175-0_16.

Stimulation of noradrenaline release in the cerebral cortex via presynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and their pharmacological characterization

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Stimulation of noradrenaline release in the cerebral cortex via presynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and their pharmacological characterization

M Göthert et al. J Neural Transm Suppl. 1991.

Abstract

In rat brain cortex synaptosomes superfused with Mg(2+)-free solution containing glycine, [3H]noradrenaline (3H-NA) release evoked by NMDA was abolished by omission of glycine or Ca2+ and inhibited by Mg2+, the competitive and noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists CGP 37849 and dizocilpine (MK-801), respectively, as well as by ethanol, but was not affected by tetrodotoxin. The 3H-NA release evoked by L-glutamate was also competitively inhibited by CGP 37849. In conclusion, presynaptic NMDA receptors mediate stimulation of NA release. Ethanol probably acts at this receptor system.

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