Physiological consequences of selective suppression of synaptic transmission in developing cerebral cortical networks in vitro: Differential effects on intrinsically generated bioelectric discharges in a living 'model' system for slow-wave sleep activity

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1569-1600

  Corner, Michael A ^a   Baker, Robert E ^a   van Pelt, Jaap ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activity dependent development; Cholinergic synaptic drive; GABAergic inhibition; Ionotropic glutamate receptors; Organotypic tissue culture; Physiological homeostasis; Rat neocortex; Slow wave sleep; Spontaneous action potentials

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BIOENERGY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; EPIGENETICS; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; UPREGULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; SLEEP; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 52049091268     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.06.008     Document Type: Review

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