Synaptic potentials mediated via α-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat hippocampal interneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 8228-8235

  Frazier, Charles J ^a,c   Buhler, Amber V ^a   Weiner, Jeffrey L ^a   Dunwiddie, Thomas V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Interneuron; Nicotine; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032531893     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-20-08228.1998     Document Type: Article

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