Modulation of muscarinic facilitation of epileptiform discharges in immature rat neocortex

Brain Research

Volumn 997, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-206

  Potier, Soizic ^a   Psarropoulou, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Evoked potential; Gap junction; Neuronal synchronization; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 DIPHENYLACETOXY 1 METHYLPIPERIDINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; CARBENOXOLONE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DANTROLENE; GALLAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HALOTHANE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC M4 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OTENZEPAD; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PIRENZEPINE; THAPSIGARGIN; TROPICAMIDE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; GAP JUNCTION; NEOCORTEX; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 0346094446     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.042     Document Type: Article

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