Nicotinic receptors on local circuit neurons in dentate gyrus: A potential role in regulation of granule cell excitability

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3018-3028

  Frazier, Charles J ^a   Strowbridge, Ben W ^c   Papke, Roger L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MEMORY DISORDER; MOSSY CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY NERVE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CHOLINE; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037941621     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01036.2002     Document Type: Article

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