Investigations on the mechanism of tetrahydro-9-aminoacridine-induced presynaptic inhibition in the rat amygdala

Neuroscience

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 409-415

  Wang, S J ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Gean, P W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; EPSP

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NIFEDIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TACRINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029655479     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00376-2     Document Type: Article

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