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. 1979 Sep 21;205(4412):1275-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.224461.

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone selectively depresses glutamate excitation of cerebral cortical neurons

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone selectively depresses glutamate excitation of cerebral cortical neurons

L P Renaud et al. Science. .

Abstract

The microiontophoretic application of thyrotropin-releasing hormone causes a selective reduction in neuronal excitation evoked by L-glutamate but not by acetylcholine in rat cerebral cortex. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone has no influence on the activity of acetylcholinesterase or on choline uptake and release from cerebral synaptosomes. This evidence for a selective interaction between a centrally acting peptide and an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter may indicate a specific locus of thyrotropin-releasing hormone action at glutamate-activated receptor sites.

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