Serotonin Reduces the Hyperpolarization-Activated Current (Ih) in Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons: Involvement of 5-HT2 Receptors and Protein Kinase C

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 3201-3212

  Liu, Zhaoping ^a   Bunney, E Bradshaw ^a   Appel, Sarah B ^a   Brodie, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (N ETHYL N PHENYLAMINO) 1,2 DIMETHYL 6 (METHYLAMINO)PYRIMIDINIUM CHLORIDE; ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; CATION; CHELERYTHRINE; KETANSERIN; PHORBOL DIACETATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONDUCTANCE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SPIKE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; NEURONS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; SEROTONIN; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0242677520     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00281.2003     Document Type: Article

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