Aging reduces neostriatal responsiveness to N-methyl-D-aspartate and dopamine: An in vitro electrophysiological study

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 733-750

  Cepeda, C ^a   Li, Z ^a   Levine, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

brain slices; cats; Fischer 344 rats; glutamate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CAT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; IONTOPHORESIS; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0030219015     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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