Enhancement of neurotransmitter release induced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cultured hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 10231-10240

  Li, Yong Xin ^a   Zhang, Yinong ^a,b   Lester, Henry A ^a   Schuman, Erin M ^a   Davidson, Norman ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Calcium; Glutamate receptors; Hippocampal; Neurotransmitter release; Neurotrophins; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; K 252A; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN; THAPSIGARGIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032534964     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-24-10231.1998     Document Type: Article

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