Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase disrupts inhibitory gating of auditory responses in rat hippocampus

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 760-765

  Adams, Catherine E ^a   Stevens, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032456163     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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