Glutamatergic modulation of cortical acetylcholine release in the rat: A combined in vivo microdialysis, retrograde tracing and immunohistochemical study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1678-1689

  Giovannini, M G ^a   Giovannelli, L ^a   Bianchi, L ^a   Kalfin, R ^a,b   Pepeu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Fluoro gold; GABA outflow; NMDA receptors; Septum

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GABA AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCIMOL; PARIETAL LOBE; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 0030851886     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01525.x     Document Type: Article

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