Field responses to perforant path stimulation in the rat dentate gyrus: Role of corticosterone and NMDA-receptor activation

Brain Research

Volumn 854, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 230-234

  Stienstra, C M ^a   Van Diepen, M T ^a   Joeels M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Dentate gyrus; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DENTATE GYRUS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; PERFORANT PATHWAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033964777     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02268-4     Document Type: Article

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