Actions of MDMA at glutamatergic neuromuscular junctions

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-438

  Sparks, G M ^a   Dasari, S ^a   Cooper, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine; 5 HT; 5 hydroxytryptamine; DA; Dopamine; EPSP; Excitatory post synaptic potential; fEPSP; Field excitatory post synaptic potential; Field miniature excitatory post synaptic potential; fmEPSP; m; MDMA; Mean quantal content; NE

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG MECHANISM; LARVA; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALLUCINOGENS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1642396521     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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