Nicotinic receptor mediates spontaneous GABA release in the rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 671-681

  Bertolino, M ^a   Kellar, K J ^a   Vicini, S ^a   Gillis, R A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brian slices; Neuronal acetylcholine receptors; Parasympathetic nucleus; Patch clamp technique; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CURARE; CYTISINE; EPIBATIDINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; VAGUS NERVE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NICOTINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030752008     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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