Dual modulation of gabaergic transmission by metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat ventral tegmental area

Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 453-460

  Zheng, F ^a   Johnson, S W ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Midbrain; Neuronal excitation; Non dopamine neurons; Synaptic inhibition; t ACPD

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 7 (HYDROXYIMINO)CYCLOPROPACHROMEN 1A CARBOXYLATE ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTER; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0038062619     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00190-8     Document Type: Article

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