Effects of iontophoretically applied acetylcholine on membrane potential and synaptic activity of bulbar respiratory neurones in decerebrate cats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-203

  Haji, A ^a   Furuichi, S ^a   Takeda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Atropine; Membrane potential; Microiontophoresis; Postsynaptic potentials; Respiratory neurone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL TYPE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMPEDANCE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL;

EID: 0030002035     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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