Involvement of the adenosine neuromodulatory system in the benzodiazepine-induced depression of excitatory synaptic transmissions in rat hippocampal neurons in vitro

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Narimatsu, Eichi ^a   Aoki, Mamoru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Dipyridamole; Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials; Hippocampal slice; Midazolam; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADENINE; ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BICUCULLINE; DENTATE GYRUS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MIDAZOLAM; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P1; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033017507     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(98)00110-2     Document Type: Article

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