Opposite changes in synaptic activity of organotypic rat spinal cord cultures after chronic block of AMPA/kainate or glycine and GABA(A) receptors

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 523, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 639-651

  Galante, Micaela ^a   Nistri, Andrea ^a   Ballerini, Laura ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FEMALE; FIRING RATE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0034653555     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00639.x     Document Type: Article

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