Activation of locus coeruleus by prefrontal cortex is mediated by excitatory amino acid inputs

Brain Research

Volumn 768, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 327-332

  Jodo, Eiichi ^a   Aston Jones, Gary ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Amino 5 phosphonopentanoic acid; 6 Cyano 7 nitroquinoxaline 2,3 dione; Excitatory amino acid; Locus coeruleus; Norepinephrine; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; LOCUS CERULEUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; LOCUS COERULEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030798727     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00703-8     Document Type: Article

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