Serotonergic inhibition of the T-type and high voltage-activated Ca2+ currents in the primary sensory neurons of Xenopus larvae

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 6839-6849

  Sun, Qian Quan ^a   Dale, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptor; 5 HT(1D) receptor; Rohon Beard neurons; Spike initiation; T type Ca2+ currents; Xenopus; agatoxin TK; conotoxin GVIA

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 7 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; 5 CARBAMOYLTRYPTAMINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; N [4 METHOXY 3 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)PHENYL] 2' METHYL 4' (5 METHYL 1,2,4 OXADIAZOL 3 YL)[1,1' BIPHENYL] 4 CARBOXAMIDE; OMEGA AGATOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SENSORY NERVE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030870656     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-18-06839.1997     Document Type: Article

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