The weaver mutation reverses the function of dopamine and GABA in mouse dopaminergic neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 6013-6020

  Guatteo, Ezia ^a   Fusco, Francesca R ^a   Giacomini, Patrizia ^c   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b   Mercuri, Nicola B ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Dopamine; Dopamine related disorders; Electrophysiology; Inwardly rectifying K+ channels; Substantia nigra; Weaver mouse

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0034663014     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-16-06013.2000     Document Type: Article

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