Differential age-dependent expression of α2 adrenoceptor- and P2 purinoceptor-functions in rat locus coeruleus neurons

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-189

  Wirkner, K ^a   Franke, H ^a   Inoue, K ^b   Illes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptors; Adenosine 5' triphosphate; Co transmission; Locus coeruleus; P2 purinoceptors

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLTHIOADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BIOCYTIN; NORADRENALIN; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; THIONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 0031907975     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005154     Document Type: Article

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