GABA(A) receptor stimulation blocks NMDA-induced bursting of dopaminergic neurons in vitro by decreasing input resistance

Brain Research

Volumn 832, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-151

  Paladini, Carlos A ^a   Iribe, Yuji ^a   Tepper, James M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Burst; Dopamine; GABA; Isoguvacine; NMDA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ARECAIDINE; CHLORIDE ION; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; ISONICOTINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CHLORIDE CURRENT; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMPEDANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033583836     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01484-5     Document Type: Article

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