Anaesthetic/amnesic agents disrupt beta frequency oscillations associated with potentiation of excitatory synaptic potentials in the rat hippocampal slice

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1813-1825

  Faulkner, H J ^a   Traub, R D ^b   Whittington, M A ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Beta oscillation; Gamma oscillation; Memory; Synaptic potentiation; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0033406029     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702948     Document Type: Article

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