Synaptic plasticity in the basolateral amygdala in transgenic mice expressing dominant-negative cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) in forebrain

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2534-2546

  Rammes, G ^a   Steckler, T ^a   Kresse, A ^a   Schutz G ^b   Zieglgansberger W ^a   Lutz, B ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; PICROTOXIN; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSHOCK; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, DOMINANT; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; PICROTOXIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0033944685     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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