Pre- and postsynaptic β-adrenergic activation enhances excitatory synaptic transmission in layer V/VI pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex of rats

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1506-1520

  Ji, Xiao Hua ^a   Cao, Xiao Hua ^a,b   Zhang, Chun Lei ^a   Feng, Ze Jun ^a   Zhang, Xue Han ^a   Ma, Lan ^a   Li, Bao Ming ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; EPSC; Isoproterenol; Medial prefrontal cortex; Rat

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOPRENALINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NERVE NET; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 45849153780     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhm177     Document Type: Article

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