Characterisation of the role of calcium in A1F4-induced long-term potentiation in area CA1 of rat hippocampus

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-218

  Breakwell, N A ^b   Publicover, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A1F4 ; BayK8644; Nifedipine; NMDA; VOCC; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FLUORIDES; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGANDS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030843122     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027337630321     Document Type: Article

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