Dual action of metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists on neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in spinal ventral horn neurons in vitro

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1673-1680

  King, A E ^a   Liu, X H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

( 2S,3S,4S) (carboxycyclopropyl) glycine; (1S,3R) 1 aminocyclopentane 1,3 dicarboxylate; in vitro spinal cord; metabotropic glutamate receptor; neurotransmission; ventral horn

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 (CARBOXYCYCLOPROPYL)GLYCINE; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACIDS, DICARBOXYLIC; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; BENZOATES; CYCLOLEUCINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030483939     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00140-2     Document Type: Article

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