Phasic and long-term depression in brainstem nucleus tractus solitarius neurons: Differing roles of AMPA receptor desensitization

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 5349-5356

  Poon, Chi Sang ^a  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor desensitization; Autonomic regulation; Baroreflex; Brainstem; Cardiovascular control; Chemoreflex; Homeostasis; Intracellular calcium; Learning and memory; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; NMDA receptor; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Phasic synaptic depression; Respiratory control; Synaptic accommodation; Synaptic plasticity; Vagal reflex

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; HOMEOSTASIS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; VAGUS REFLEX;

EID: 16944362225     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-14-05349.1997     Document Type: Article

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