Excitation of rat subthalamic nucleus neurones in vitro by activation of a group I metabotropic glutamate receptor

Brain Research

Volumn 766, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 162-167

  Abbott, Andrew ^a   Wigmore, Mark A ^a   Lacey, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(+) Methyl 4 carboxyphenylglycine; (S,R) Dihydroxyphenylglycine; Brain slice; Excitation; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN SLICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYPERKINESIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; AFFINITY LABELS; ANIMALS; BENZOATES; CYCLOLEUCINE; CYCLOPROPANES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PYRIDOXAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RESORCINOLS; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0030886785     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00550-7     Document Type: Article

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