Excitatory muscarinic modulation strengthens virtual nicotinic synapses on sympathetic neurons and thereby enhances synaptic gain

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3104-3113

  Kullmann, Paul H M ^a   Horn, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ION CHANNEL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BULLFROG; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33751522627     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00589.2006     Document Type: Article

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