Influence of muscarinic ligands on the amplitudes of the evoked surface potential's late components in the optic tectum of the urodele Plethodon jordani

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-20

  Kahl, Hauke ^a   Wiggers, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Evoked potentials; Muscarinic receptors; Optic tectum; Urodele amphibian; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PIRENZEPINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; LIGANDS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TUBOCURARINE; URODELA;

EID: 0034607965     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01007-7     Document Type: Article

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