Antagonism of NMDA receptors but not AMPA/kainate receptors blocks bursting in dopaminergic neurons induced by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 889-904

  Tong, Z Y ^a   Overton, P G ^a   Clark, D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acids; Extracellular recording; Rat; Substantia nigra pars compacta; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; DOPAMINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEURONS; PIPERAZINES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 0029824007     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01291780     Document Type: Article

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