Pharmacological characterization of ionotropic excitatory amino acid receptors in young and aged rat basal forebrain

Neuroscience

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1179-1194

  Jasek, M C ^a   Griffith, W H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Basal forebrain; Excitatory amino acids; Ionotropic receptors; Patch clamp; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0343742219     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00337-0     Document Type: Article

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