Electrophysiological and synaptic characterization of transplanted neurons in adult rat motor cortex

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1593-1607

  Santos Torres, Julio ^a   Heredia, Margarita ^a   Riolobos, Adelaida S ^a   Jiménez Díaz, Lydia ^a   Gómez Bautista, Virginia ^a   De La Fuente, Antonio ^a   Criado, José M ^a   Navarro López, Juan ^a   Yajeya, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult rat; Brain slices; Electrophysiological recordings; Homotopic graft

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FETUS; FRONTAL CORTEX; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA AGENTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70450193046     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0702     Document Type: Article

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