GABA-induced long-term potentiation in the guinea-pig superior colliculus

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1111-1122

  Platt, Bettina ^a   Withington, Deborah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid (GABA); Calcium channels; Excitation; Long term potentiation; N Methyl d aspartate receptor; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 IMIDAZOLEACETIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032433473     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00100-2     Document Type: Article

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