Homeostatic plasticity induced by chronic block of AMPA/kainate receptors modulates the generation of rhythmic bursting in rat spinal cord organotypic cultures

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 903-917

  Galante, Micaela ^b   Avossa, Daniela ^a   Rosato Siri, Marcelo ^a   Ballerini, Laura ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Homeostatic plasticity; Interneurons; Pentobarbital; Rhythmic activity; Spinal networks

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE ION; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM ION; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERNEURON; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PERIODICITY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE AGENTS; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0035783987     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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