Role of presynaptic L-type Ca2+ channels in GABAergic synaptic transmission in cultured hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1225-1230

  Jensen, Kimmo ^a   Jensen, Morten Skovgaard ^a   Lambert, John D C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BACLOFEN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; ISRADIPINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANY;

EID: 0033017586     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.3.1225     Document Type: Article

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