Methylmercury-induced increase of intracellular Ca2+ increases spontaneous synaptic current frequency in rat cerebellar slices

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1109-1121

  Yuan, Yukun ^a   Atchison, William D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; GRANULE CELL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CEREBELLUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33947376971     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.031286     Document Type: Article

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