Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor enhances nigral γ-aminobutyric acid release

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-297

  Zhou, Chunyi ^a   Xiao, Cheng ^a   Commissiong, John W ^b   Krnjević, Krešimir ^c   Jiang, Hong Ye ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Neurotrophics Inc   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic neurons; Mesencephalic astrocyte derived neurotrophic factor; Mesolimbic system; Neuroprotection; Substantia nigra; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MESENCEPHALIC ASTROCYTE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENZYME MECHANISM; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TECHNIQUE; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINPIROLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644509266     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000201504.23255.bc     Document Type: Article

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