Noradrenergic enhancement of Ca2+ responses of basal dendrites in layer 5 pyramidal neurons of the prefrontal cortex

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 323-327

  Barth, Albert M I ^a   Vizi, E Sylvester ^a   Lendvai, Balazs ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dendrite; Excitability; Noradrenaline; Propranolol; Pyramidal

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DENDRITES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROPRANOLOL; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA;

EID: 34548529441     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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