Functional nicotinic ACh receptors on interneurones in the rat hippocampus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 504, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 603-610

  Jones, Susan ^a   Yakel, Jerrel L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 ACETYL 1,1 DIMETHYLPIPERAZINIUM IODIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ATROPINE; BRAIN RECEPTOR; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM IODIDE; METHYLLYCACONITINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLS BY BODY ANATOMY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0030781278     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.603bd.x     Document Type: Article

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