Expertise:
- Amino acid neurotransmission, Amino acid transport, Mammalian brain
Research Interests
Amino acid transport and amino acid neurotransmission in the mammalian brain.
Recent Publications
Littman, L., Tokar, C., Venkatraman, S., Roon, R.J., Koerner, J.F., Robinson, M.B., Johnson, R.L. (1999) Cyclobutane quisqualic acid analogues as selective mGluR5a metabotropicm glutamic acid receptor ligands. J. Med. Chem. 42(9):1639-47.
Roon, R.J., Koerner, J.F. (1996) Persistent depression of synaptic responses occurs in quisqualate sensitized hippocampal slices after exposure to L-aspartate-beta-hydroxamate. Brain Res. 734(1-2):223-8.