Modulation of extracellular calcium on miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents of Xenopus' optic tectal neurons

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 599-606

  Wang, Hong ^a   Cai, Hao Ran ^a   Tsai, Hao Jan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Calcium; Inositol 1,4,5 triphosphate receptor (IP3R); Miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs); Patch clamp; Ryanodine receptor (RyR)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPASE C INHIBITOR; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; THAPSIGARGIN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSOL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0242459527     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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