Presynaptic alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate excitatory synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 731-735

  Liu, Zhen Wei ^a   Yang, Sheng ^a   Zhang, Yong Xiang ^a   Liu, Chuan Hui ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethylphenyl piperazinium iodide (DMPP); Glutamate (Glu); Hippocampal slice; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs); Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM IODIDE; ALPHA 7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; DIMETHYLPHENYLPIPERAZINIUM IODIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0346333301     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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