L-Type calcium channels but not N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channels mediate rhythmic activity induced by cholinergic agonist in motoneurons from turtle spinal cord slices

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 81-84

  Guertin, P A ^a   Hounsgaard, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

5 HT; Dihydropiridine; N Methyl d aspartate; Spinal cord neuron

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SPINAL CORD; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; MAGNESIUM; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NIFEDIPINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; TETRODOTOXIN; TUBOCURARINE; TURTLES;

EID: 0033548022     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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