Altering the concentration of GABA in the synaptic cleft potentiates miniature IPSCs in rat occipital cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 400-404

  Perrais, David ^a   Ropert, Nicole ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dextran; Synaptic transmission; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; DEXTRAN; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE CLEFT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DEXTRANS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033967771     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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