Synaptic release of serotonin induced by stimulation of the raphe nucleus promotes plateau potentials in spinal motoneurons of the adult turtle

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 35, 2005, Pages 7993-7999

  Perrier, Jean François ^a   Delgado Lezama, Rodolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Motoneuron; Raphe; Serotonin; Spinal cord; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SPINAL CORD POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MOTOR NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RAPHE NUCLEI; SEROTONIN; TURTLES;

EID: 24344508169     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1957-05.2005     Document Type: Article

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