Association between the low threshold calcium spike and activation of NMDA receptors in guinea-pig substantia nigra pars compacta neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2009-2015

  Bon, Christelle L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Phasic' neurons; D AP5; Intracellular recording; MK801

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GUINEA PIG; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0031818792     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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