Inhibition of apamin-sensitive calcium dependent potassium channels facilitate the induction of long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of rat hippocampus in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-94

  Behnisch, Thomas ^a,b   Reymann, Klaus G ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Inst of Applied Neurosciences Ggmbh   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apamin; Bee venom; Calcium dependent potassium channels; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETANY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032483487     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00612-0     Document Type: Article

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