Modulation of paired-pulse responses in the dentate gyrus: Effects of prenatal protein malnutrition

Brain Research

Volumn 849, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-57

  Bronzino, Joseph D ^a,b,d   Blaise, J Harry ^b   Mokler, David J ^c   Galler, Janina R ^d   Morgane, Peter J ^c,d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentate granule cell; Hippocampus; Inhibition; Modulation; Plasticity; Vigilance state

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FETUS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

AGING; ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0032706189     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02071-5     Document Type: Article

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