Effects of potassium channel blockers on synaptic plasticity in the corticostriatal pathway

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 523-533

  Wickens, J R ^a   McKenzie, D ^a   Costanzo, E ^b   Arbuthnott, G W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium chloride; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Neocortex; Neostriatum; Tetraethylammonium chloride

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CESIUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0031750231     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00054-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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