5-HT2 receptor activation facilitates a persistent sodium current and repetitive firing in spinal motoneurons of rats with and without chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1158-1170

  Harvey, P J ^a   Li, X ^a   Li, Y ^a   Bennett, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; CALCIUM ION; NIMODIPINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; 4-IODO-2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYLISOPROPYLAMINE; 8 [4 (5 AMINO 2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZOYL)BUTYL] 1,3,8 TRIAZASPIRO[4.5]DECANE 2,4 DIONE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SPIRO COMPOUND; SULFONAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; ANIMAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTONEURON; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMPHETAMINES; ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 33748523450     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01088.2005     Document Type: Article

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