Electrophysiological characterization of nicotine-induced excitation of dopaminergenic neurons in the rat substantia nigra

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-148

  Matsubayashi, Hiroaki ^a   Amano, Taku ^a   Seki, Takahiro ^a   Sasa, Masashi ^b   Sakai, Norio ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagisa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Nicotine; Parkinson's disease; Patch clamp; Subtantia nigra

Indexed keywords

DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; DOPAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE TARTRATE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0242551527     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.143     Document Type: Article

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