Modulation of calcium-activated potassium small conductance (SK) current in rat dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 348, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-184

  Paul, Kush ^a   Keith, Dove J ^b   Johnson, Steven W ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apamin; Bicuculline methiodide; Brain slice; Ca2+ dependent potassium SK channel; Dopamine; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HYPOTHESIS; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0043074906     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00747-X     Document Type: Article

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