Tetanus-induced sustained potentiation of monosynaptic inhibitory transmission in the rat medulla: Evidence for a presynaptic locus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-38

  Glaum, Steven R ^a   Brooks, Penelope A ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM CHLORIDE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029945072     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.1.30     Document Type: Article

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