Endogenous acetylcholine enhances synchronized interneuron activity in rat neocortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1908-1916

  Bandyopadhyay, Susanta ^a   Sutor, Bernd ^b   Hablitz, John J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INTERNEURON; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; INTERNEURONS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33646008624     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00881.2005     Document Type: Article

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