Characterization of a nicotine-sensitive neuronal population in rat entorhinal cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 10436-10448

  Tu, Bin ^a   Gu, Zhenglin ^a   Shen, Jian Xin ^a   Lamb, Patricia W ^a   Yakel, Jerrel L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CELL POPULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SMOKING; SUBICULUM; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 69049110977     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2580-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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