Cellular and synaptic actions of acetylcholine in the lamprey spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1020-1031

  Quinlan, Katharina A ^a,b   Buchanan, James T ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE; STRYCHNINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; OXOTREMORINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LAMPREY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLYCINE AGENTS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LAMPREYS; MECAMYLAMINE; MOTOR NEURONS; OXOTREMORINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 55249117941     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01157.2007     Document Type: Article

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