Cholinergic excitation of dopaminergic cells depends on sequential activation of protein kinase C and the L-type calcium channel in ventral tegmental area slices

Brain Research

Volumn 1245, Issue , 2008, Pages 41-51

  Liu, Yudan ^a   Chen, Xihua ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action potential; Cholinoceptor; Dopamine; L type calcium channel; Patch clamp recording; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ADDICTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CARBACHOL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INDOLES; MALE; MALEIMIDES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56049093844     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.09.062     Document Type: Article

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