Dose-dependent, prion protein (PrP)-mediated facilitation of excitatory synaptic transmission in the mouse hippocampus

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 442, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-229

  Carleton, Alan ^a   Tremblay, Patrick ^b   Vincent, Jean Didier ^a   Lledo, Pierre Marie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slices; Hippocampus; Input output curves; Prion; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; PRIONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0001473444     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240100523     Document Type: Article

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