Prenatal protein malnutrition results in increased frequency of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents in rat CA3 interneurons

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-267

  Chang, Yu Ming ^a   Galler, Janina R ^a   Luebke, Jennifer I ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Hippocampus; In vitro slice; Miniature IPSC; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CASEIN; TETRODOTOXIN; ZOLPIDEM;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RAT; RECORDING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CASEINS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042743878     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028415031000151549     Document Type: Article

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