Synaptic transmission in the pineal eye of young Xenopus laevis tadpoles: A role for NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate and non-glutaminergic receptors?

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Jamieson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NMDA; Photoreceptor; Pineal; Transmitter; Xenopus tadpole

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODE; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ELECTRODES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; LARVA; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031213647     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050104     Document Type: Article

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