Excitation of rat hippocampal interneurons via modulation of endogenous agonist activity at the α7 nicotinic ACh receptor

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 574, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 699-710

  Selina Mok, M H ^a   Kew, James N C ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TETRODOTOXIN; ACETYLCHOLINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL CULTURE; HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDOLES; INTERNEURONS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33746256838     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.104794     Document Type: Article

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