The modulation of calcium current by GABA metabotropic receptors in a sub-population of pallidal neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3995-4005

  Stefani, Alessandro ^a,b   Spadoni, Francesca ^b   Giacomini, Patrizia ^c   Lavaroni, Franco ^b   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Basal ganglia; Movement disorders; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYSACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, P-TYPE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; KINETICS; MALE; NEURONS; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 0032697723     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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