Substantia nigra dopamine regulates synaptic plasticity and membrane potential fluctuations in the rat neostriatum, in vivo

Neuroscience

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-203

  Reynolds, J N J ^a,b   Wickens, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Long term depression; Neostriatum; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEOSTRIATUM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0034638268     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00273-6     Document Type: Article

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