BK potassium channels control transmitter release at CA3-CA3 synapses in the rat hippocampus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 557, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-157

  Raffaelli, Giacomo ^a   Saviane, Chiara ^a,b   Mohajerani, Majid H ^a   Pedarzani, Paola ^b   Cherubini, Enrico ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; IBERIOTOXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PAXILLINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECORDING; SYNAPSE; TISSUE CULTURE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE; IN VITRO STUDY; REPOLARIZATION; SYNAPTIC EFFICACY; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDOLES; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SYNAPSES;

EID: 2942668352     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062661     Document Type: Article

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