Pre-synaptic nicotinic receptors evoke endogenous glutamate and aspartate release from hippocampal synaptosomes by way of distinct coupling mechanisms

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1161-1171

  Zappettini, S ^a   Grilli, M ^a   Salamone, A ^a   Fedele, E ^a   Marchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endogenous aspartate; Endogenous glutamate; Neurotransmitter release; Nicotinic receptor subtypes; Rat hippocampus; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

3 (2 AZETIDINYLMETHOXY)PYRIDINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINE; DANTROLENE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4BETA2; TETRODOTOXIN; THAPSIGARGIN; XESTOSPONGIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 77958584498     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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