D-amino acid oxidase, D-serine and the dopamine system: their interactions and implications for schizophrenia
<p>D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavin-dependent enzyme that is expressed in the mammalian brain. It is the metabolising enzyme of several D-amino acids, including D serine, which is an endogenous agonist at the glycine co-agonist site of the glutamatergic NMDA receptor. As such, regulation...
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2012
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