Nicotinic modulation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in region CA3 of the hippocampus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1349-1356

  Giocomo, Lisa M ^a   Hasselmo, Michael E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Glutamatergic transmission; Hippocampus; Memory; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MECAMYLAMINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACONITINE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMATES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 26644443396     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04316.x     Document Type: Article

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