Presynaptic inhibition preferentially reduces the NMDA receptor-mediated component of transmission in rat midbrain dopamine neurons

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1422-1430

  Wu, Yan Na ^a   Shen, Ke Zhong ^a   Johnson, Steven W ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Baclofen; EPSC; GABA(B); N methyl D aspartate; Presynaptic inhibition; Substantia nigra; Synaptic transmission; Ventral tegmental area; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; CESIUM ION; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADENOSINE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CESIUM; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032788201     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702680     Document Type: Article

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