Acute modulation of synaptic transmission to motoneurons by BDNF in the neonatal rat spinal cord

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1800-1808

  Arvanian, Victor L ^a   Mendell, Lorne M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA kainate; EPSP; Neurotrophin; NMDA

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DIZOCILPINE; K 252A; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MOTONEURON; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035783665     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01811.x     Document Type: Article

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