Bioactivity of a peptide derived from acetylcholinesterase: Electrophysiological characterization in guinea-pig hippocampus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1991-1995

  Bon, Christelle L M ^a,b   Greenfield, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium spikes; Depolarization; Intracellular recording; NMDA

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE CARBOXY TERMINAL PEPTIDE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE CARBOXY TERMINAL PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINESTERASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIGS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 0037716469     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02648.x     Document Type: Article

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