Acetylcholine activates an α-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic current in rat hippocampal interneurons, but not pyramidal cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1187-1195

  Frazier, Charles J ^a,c   Rollins, Yvonne D ^b   Breese, Charles R ^c   Leonard, Sherry ^d   Freedman, Robert ^a   Dunwiddie, Thomas V ^a  

^a Neuroscience Program   (United States)

^b Departments of Pharmacology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Interneuron; Nicotine; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0032520135     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01187.1998     Document Type: Article

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