Synapse-specific expression of functional presynaptic NMDA receptors in rat somatosensory cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2199-2211

  Brasier, Daniel J ^a   Feldman, Daniel E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Cortical layer; Glutamate; Presynaptic modulation; Release probability; Synaptic release

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 39849107808     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3915-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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