N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors mediate a slow excitatory postsynaptic potential in the rat midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 785-792

  Mercuri, N B ^a,b   Grillner, P ^a,c   Bernardi, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5 Phosphonovalerate; APV; Dopaminergic neurons; Excitatory postsynaptic potential; N methyl D aspartate; Substantia nigra; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0030564970     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00189-3     Document Type: Article

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