Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate alters synaptic potentials in area CA1 of the hippocampal slice

Brain Research

Volumn 633, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 253-261

  Harlan Meyer, J ^a   Gruol, Donna L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; Excitatory postsynaptic potential; Field potential; Hippocampus; Inhibitory postsynaptic potential; Neurosteroid; Postsynaptic potential

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; CELL MEMBRANE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PRASTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0028174088     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91546-6     Document Type: Article

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