Distinct subtypes of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors on rat spinal neurons mediate complex facilitatory and inhibitory effects

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1873-1883

  Marchetti, Cristina ^a,b   Taccola, Giuliano ^a   Nistri, Andrea ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal root; GABA; Glycine; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,5 INDANDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; 3,5 DIHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; 7 (HYDROXYIMINO)CYCLOPROPA[B]CHROMEN 1A CARBOXYLATE ETHYL ESTER; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DORSAL ROOT; FACILITATION; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINE; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242539745     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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