Inhibition of hippocampal synaptic transmission by impairment of Ral function

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1805-1808

  Owe Larsson, Björn ^a   Chaves Olarte, Esteban ^c   Chauhan, Ashok ^d   Kjaerulff, Ole ^e   Brask, Johan ^a   Thelestam, Monica ^b   Brodin, Lennart ^a   Löw, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cdc42; Exocytosis; Hippocampus; Rac; Ral; Rho; Synaptic vesicle

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALANINE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASPARAGINE; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENTEROTOXINS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUTATION; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RAL GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 27544507281     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000186594.87328.c8     Document Type: Article

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