Activation of ATP receptor increases the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in ventral tegmental area neurons of rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 935, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 129-133

  Sorimachi, Masaru ^a   Yamagami, Kazuhiko ^a   Wakomori, Minoru ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP; Ca2+ channel; Fura 2 microfluorometry; Purinoceptor; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 2 METHYLTHIOADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; NITRENDIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; SODIUM ION; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOSOL; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; NICOTINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SODIUM; SURAMIN; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0037052621     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02473-3     Document Type: Article

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