Synaptic transmission in the striatum: From plasticity to neurodegeneration

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-265

  Calabresi, P ^a   Centonze, D ^a   Gubellini, P ^b   Marfia, G A ^a   Pisani, A ^a   Sancesario, G ^a   Bernardi, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; DOPAMINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; NITRIC OXIDE;

BASAL GANGLION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CORPUS STRIATUM; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERNEURON; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034099308     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(99)00030-1     Document Type: Review

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