Electrophysiological characterization of laminar synaptic inputs to the olfactory tubercle of the rat studied in vitro: Modulation of glutamatergic transmission by cholinergic agents is pathway-specific

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1767-1780

  Owen, G S ^a   Halliwell, James V ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Anticholinesterases; Clozapine; Synaptic transmission; Tacrine

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLOZAPINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MUSCARINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHYSOSTIGMINE; TACRINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IC 50; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BARIUM; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CLOZAPINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035006530     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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