Neurosteroid modulation of neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in the rat medial vestibular nuclei

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Grassi, Silvarosa ^a   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Dieni, Cristina ^a   Dutia, Mayank B ^b   Pettorossi, Vito E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Centre for Integrative Physiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field potentials; GABA receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuron firing rate; Neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,5 INDANDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2,3 DIOXO 6 NITRO 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDROBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 7 SULFONAMIDE DISODIUM (6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE); 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROSTEROID; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; STRESS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; STEROIDS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 34447135528     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05645.x     Document Type: Article

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