Monoclonal antibodies that bind rat GluN2B ATD were obtained by immunizing mice with the purified intact GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptors. IgGs were purified from hybridoma cell culture supernatant by Protein-A Sepharose. Fab fragments have been prepared by papain proteolysis followed by re-chromatographing onto Protein-A Sepharose to remove Fc.