Dr. Gary Lee Westbrook M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Gary Westbrook is a distinguished Neurologist in Portland, OR. Dr. Westbrook specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. With expertise in handling complex conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraines, Dr. Westbrook employs advanced techniques and personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. As a neurologist, Dr. Westbrook is committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in neurological research and therapies.
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The incorporation of NMDA receptors with a distinct subunit composition at nascent hippocampal synapses in vitro.
- Regulation of synaptic timing in the olfactory bulb by an A-type potassium current.
- Fast NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents in neurons from mice lacking the epsilon2 (NR2B) subunit.
- Incidence and identification of Klebsiella planticola in clinical isolates with emphasis on newborns.
- Slow desensitization regulates the availability of synaptic GABA(A) receptors.
- Tufted cell dendrodendritic inhibition in the olfactory bulb is dependent on NMDA receptor activity.
- A use-dependent tyrosine dephosphorylation of NMDA receptors is independent of ion flux.
- Paradoxical reduction of synaptic inhibition by vigabatrin.
- Glomerulus-specific synchronization of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb.
- NMDA receptors turn to another channel for inhibition.
- Microscopic kinetics and energetics distinguish GABA(A) receptor agonists from antagonists.
- Intracellular domains of NR2 alter calcium-dependent inactivation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.
- Mobile NMDA receptors at hippocampal synapses.
- Calcineurin acts via the C-terminus of NR2A to modulate desensitization of NMDA receptors.
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