Neurosteroid pregnenolone sulfate inhibits stimulus-evoked EPSC via presynaptic inhibition of protein kinase A in rat prelimbic cortical neurons

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-399

  Sun, Jian Li ^a   Dong, Yan Lian ^a   Fu, Ying Mei ^a   Zhu, Yan Hua ^a   Dong, Yi ^a   Zheng, Ping ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Excitatory synaptic transmission; Glutamate release; Pregnenolone sulfate; Prelimbic cortex; Protein kinase A; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ETHISTERONE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHYLMALEIMIDE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FORSKOLIN; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNENOLONE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 23444443864     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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