Frequency Potentiation in the Medial Cortex of Young Turtle Brains in vitro

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 263-269

  Munoz M D ^a   Magarinos Ascone C ^a   Gaztelu, J M ^a   Garcia Austt E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b Institute Cle fi'Sica   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

AMPA; Frequency potentiation; In vitro; Medial cortex; NMDA; Septum; Turtle

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TURTLE;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TURTLES;

EID: 0031605058     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006571     Document Type: Article

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