Direct actions of carbenoxolone on synaptic transmission and neuronal membrane properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 974-978

  Tovar, Kenneth R ^a   Maher, Brady J ^a   Westbrook, Gary L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; CARBENOXOLONE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARBENOXOLONE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68149125266     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00060.2009     Document Type: Article

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