Release of homocysteic acid from rat thalamus following stimulation of somatosensory afferents in vivo: Feasibility of glial participation in synaptic transmission

Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-393

  Do, K Q ^a   Benz, B ^a   Binns, K E ^b   Eaton, S A ^b   Salt, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glia neurone signalling; Homocysteic acid; In vivo release; NMDA receptors; Sensory transmission; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; KAINIC ACID; METHIONINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS; VIBRISSA;

EID: 1242339712     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.08.068     Document Type: Article

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