Effects of carnosine on long-term plasticity of medial perforant pathway/dentate gyrus synapses in urethane-anesthetized rats: An in vivo model

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Süer, Cem ^a   Dolu, Nazan ^a   Artis, Seda ^a   Aydogan, Sami ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carnosine; Dentate gyrus; In vivo; Long term potentiation; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CARNOSINE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; URETHAN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRODE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CARNOSINE; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; PERFORANT PATHWAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS; URETHANE;

EID: 68349160842     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-009-1899-x     Document Type: Article

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