Pregnenolone sulfate enhances long-term potentiation in CA1 in rat hippocampus slices through the modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 691-701

  Sliwinski, A ^a   Monnet, F P ^a,b   Schumacher, M ^a   Morin Surun, M P ^a,c  

^a U Rech Steroides et Syst Nerveux   (France)

^b EPS Charcot   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; Extracellular recordings; Field potentials; Paired pulses; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 10644291678     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20332     Document Type: Article

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