Activation of NMDA receptors in rat dentate gyrus granule cells by spontaneous and evoked transmitter release

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 786-797

  Dalby, Nils Ole ^a   Mody, Istvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IFENPRODIL; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRANULE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBICULUM; SYNAPSE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0042316812     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00118.2003     Document Type: Article

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