17β-estradiol enhances NMDA receptor-mediated EPSPs and long-term potentiation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 925-929

  Foy, M R ^a   Xu, J ^b   Xie, X ^b   Brinton, R D ^b   Thompson, R F ^b   Berger, T W ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; ESTRADIOL; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MAGNESIUM;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MAGNESIUM; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032589256     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.925     Document Type: Article

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