Efficient measurement of endogenous neurotransmitters in small localized regions of central nervous systems in vitro with HPLC

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 256-263

  Shao, Xuesi M ^a   Feldman, Jack L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brain slice; HPLC; In vitro; Neurotransmitter measurement; preB tzinger Complex; Respiratory modulation; Ventral motor columns of the spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MICROELECTRODES; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYRINGES;

EID: 33846927944     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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