Network-based activity induced by 4-aminopyridine in rat dorsal horn in vitro is mediated by both chemical and electrical synapses

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2499-2510

  Chapman, Rebecca J ^a   Cilia La Corte, Paul F ^a   Asghar, Aziz U R ^a   King, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; CARBENOXOLONE; MEFLOQUINE; OCTANOL; QUININE; STRYCHNINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; FAMPRIDINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHEMICAL SYNAPSE; GLIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; OSCILLATION; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPSE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; KINETICS; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERFUSION; PERIODICITY; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 66549123368     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.171777     Document Type: Article

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