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Richard Vickery schrieb:
> Well, yes there are different NMDA receptor sub-types, and their
> distribution does vary with developmental age and brain
> location. As to what sort of NMDA receptors are present in the
> cochlea I can't help you. Why do you want to know?
Thank you for your reply. To my knowledge, NMDA-receptors-antagonists
are believed to have a great potential for the treatment of inner ear
diseases such as tinnitus. However, as it seems, the danger of
side-effects limit their use. I'm therefore interested if it would
theoretically be possible to develop NMDA-receptor-antagonists which
only work in the cochlea - it's just an idea that came up in my mind
and I'm not sure if there is any realistic chance that it could work
some day.
Regards,
Christian
