Mechanisms of cannabinoid-receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission in cultured hippocampal pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1286-1294

  Sullivan, Jane M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FACILITATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0032821216     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.3.1286     Document Type: Article

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