L-arginine potentiates GABA-mediated synaptic transmission by a nitric oxide-independent mechanism in rat dopamine neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 649-658

  Shen, K Z ^a   Cox, B A ^a   Johnson, S W ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; GABA transporter; GABA(A) receptor; GABA(B) receptor; Inhibitory postsynaptic current; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ARGININE; BACLOFEN; DOPAMINE; NIPECOTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030796618     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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