ERG conductance expression modulates the excitability of ventral horn GABAergic interneurons that control rhythmic oscillations in the developing mouse spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 919-928

  Furlan, Francesco ^a   Taccola, Giuliano ^b,c   Grandolfo, Micaela ^b,c   Guasti, Leonardo ^d   Arcangeli, Annarosa ^d   Nistri, Andrea ^b,c   Ballerini, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c SPINAL Project   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bursting; ERG; Firing adaptation; Inhibition; Interneurons; Organotypic cultures; Potassium channels; Spinal circuits

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERNEURON; M ERG GENE; MOUSE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33846615549     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4035-06.2007     Document Type: Article

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