Losigamone decreases spontaneous synaptic activity in cultured hippocampal neurons

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 325, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 245-251

  Draguhn, Andreas ^a   Jungclaus, Mathias ^a   Sokolowa, Swetlana ^a,b   Heinemann, Uwe ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Epilepsy; EPSC (excitatory postsynaptic current); IPSC (inhibitory postsynaptic current); Losigamonc

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; LOSIGAMONE; PICROTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FURANS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; RATS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030948683     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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