Modulation of synaptic transmission in the rat nucleus of the solitary tract by endomorphin-1

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2530-2540

  Glatzer, Nicholas R ^a   Smith, Bret N ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLCYSTEINYLTYROSYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLARGINYLTHREONYLPENICILLAMINYLTHREONINAMIDE 2,7 DISULFIDE; DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLCYSTEINYLTYROSYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLORNITHYLTHREONYLPENICILLAMINYLTHREONINAMIDE 2,7 DISULFIDE; ENDOMORPHIN 1; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; GLUTAMIC ACID; NALTREXONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTOLYSIS; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHOLE CELL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMATES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17644407333     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00429.2004     Document Type: Article

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