Properties of distinct ventral tegmental area synapses activated via pedunculopontine or ventral tegmental area stimulation in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1233-1247

  Good, Cameron H ^a   Lupica, Carl R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPA RECEPTOR; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; NEUROMODULATION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACONITINE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PICROTOXIN; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STRONTIUM; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 62749103429     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.164194     Document Type: Article

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