Effects of the Aconitum alkaloid songorine on synaptic transmission and paired-pulse facilitation of CA1 pyramidal cells in rat hippocampal slices

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 461-468

  Ameri, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aconitum alkaloids; Dopamine; Hippocampus; Paired pulse facilitation

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALKALOID; AMANTADINE; HALOPERIDOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SULPIRIDE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031690092     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702100     Document Type: Article

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