Pharmacologically distinct presynaptic calcium channels in cerebellar excitatory and inhibitory synapses

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 865-872

  Doroshenko, P A ^a,c   Woppmann, A ^b   Miljanich, G ^b   Augustine, G J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Neurex Corporation   (United States)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

agatoxin; calcium channel blockers; Calcium channels; cerebellum; conotoxin; Purkinje cell; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMILORIDE; BICUCULLINE METHOCHLORIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBELLUM; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CEREBELLUM; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPIDER VENOMS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030853426     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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