Glucocorticoid receptor activation lowers the threshold for nmda- receptor-dependent homosynaptic long-term depression in the hippocampus through activation of voltage-dependent calcium channels

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Coussens, Christine M ^a   Kerr, D Steven ^a,b   Abraham, Wickliffe C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 11BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 6 METHYL 17ALPHA (1 PROPYNYL)ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIEN 3 ONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; NIMODIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030743597     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.1     Document Type: Article

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