Mechanism underlying the effect of pregnenolone sulfate on the kainate-induced current in cultured chick spinal cord neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-82

  Wu, Fong Sen ^a   Chen, Shu Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cultured spinal neurons; kainate receptor; neurosteroid; non competitive inhibition; patch clamp; pregnenolone sulfate

Indexed keywords

1 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 4 METHYL 7,8 METHYLENEDIOXY 5H 2,3 BENZODIAZEPINE; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PREGNENOLONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KAINIC ACID; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNENOLONE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031046145     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13350-X     Document Type: Article

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