The sliding threshold of modification hypothesis: Application to the effect of hypothyroidism or chronic psychosocial stress and nicotine on synaptic plasticity

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 430, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Alzoubi, K H ^a   Aleisa, A M ^a   Alkadhi, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

m; Anesthetized rat; Hippocampus; LTD; LTP; Sliding threshold

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 38049052950     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.10.043     Document Type: Article

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