Nitrous oxide (N2O) pre- and postsynaptically attenuates NMDA receptor-mediated neurotransmission in the amygdala

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 716-723

  Ranft, Andreas ^a,b   Kurz, Jörg ^a,b   Becker, Klaus ^a   Dodt, Hans Ulrich ^a   Zieglgänsberger, Walter ^a   Rammes, Gerhard ^a,b   Kochs, Eberhard ^b   Eder, Matthias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Laser stimulation; Nitrous oxide; NMDA receptor; Patch clamp; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; NITROUS OXIDE; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; (CARBOXY 2 NITROBENZYL)GLUTAMIC ACID; (CARBOXY-2-NITROBENZYL)GLUTAMIC ACID; 2,3 DIOXO 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; 2,3-DIOXO-6-NITRO-7-SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDICTION; AMNESIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEAR; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WHOLE CELL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNAPSE;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMATES; LASERS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846853547     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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