Distinct mechanisms of bidirectional activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in superficial and deep layers of rat entorhinal cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2003-2007

  Solger, Jörg ^a   Wozny, Christian ^a   Manahan Vaughan, Denise ^b,c   Behr, Joachim ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Synaptic Plasticity Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long term depression; Long term potentiation; NMDA receptor; Voltage gated calcium channels; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KYNURENIC ACID; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NIFEDIPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VALINE;

EID: 1842633499     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03292.x     Document Type: Article

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