Neurosteroid modulation of synaptic and GABA-evoked currents in neurons from the rat medial preoptic nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-151

  Haage, David ^a   Johansson, Staffan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEUROSTEROID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DESENSITIZATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; ION CURRENT; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0032779688     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.143     Document Type: Article

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