Dopamine D1-like receptor modulates layer- and frequency-specific short-term synaptic plasticity in rat prefrontal cortical neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3310-3320

  Young, Clint E ^a   Yang, Charles R ^b  

^a Xenon Genetics Inc   (Canada)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Post tetanic potentiation; Schizophrenia; Short term potentiation; Synaptic plasticity; Theta bursts stimulation

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MYOELECTRICITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SHORT TERM POTENTIATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WORKING MEMORY;

(R)-2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-8-CHLORO-3-METHYL-5-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPIN-7-OL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AREA UNDER CURVE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; THETA RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21844477859     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04161.x     Document Type: Article

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