Melatonin blocks the induction of long-term potentiation in an N- methyl-D-aspartate independent manner

Brain Research

Volumn 767, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 162-165

  Collins, Dawn R ^a   Davies, Stephen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazolepropionic acid; CA1; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Melatonin; N Methyl D aspartate; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; MELATONIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP; SUBICULUM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PERFUSION; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030856686     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00733-6     Document Type: Article

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