Corticosterone reduces the excitability of hippocampal pyramidal cells in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 1986, Pages 54-59

  Vidal, C ^a   Jordan, W ^a   Zieglgansberger W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid; Hippocampus; Opioid peptide; Population spike; Aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 5 DEXTRO LEUCINE]; OPIATE;

ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE-2-ALANINE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO; INTERNEURONS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0022966265     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90007-7     Document Type: Article

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