Ptychodiscus brevis toxin-induced depression of spinal reflexes involves 5-HT via 5-HT3 receptors modulated by NMDA receptor

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 409, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-74

  Singh, Jitendra N ^a   Gupta, Rajesh ^a   Deshpande, Shripad B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brevetoxin; Monosynaptic reflex; Phenylbiguanide; Polysynaptic reflex; Serotonin receptors; Spinal cord; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; KETANSERIN; MARINE TOXIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ONDANSETRON; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; PTYCHODISCUS BREVIS TOXIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SPIPERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DORSAL ROOT; HYPOREFLEXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; KETANSERIN; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; NEUROTOXINS; ONDANSETRON; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPIPERONE;

EID: 33750070309     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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