Calcium-activated non-selective cation currents are involved in generation of tonic and bursting activity in dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2497-2514

  Mrejeru, Ana ^a   Wei, Aguan ^b,c   Ramirez, Jan Marino ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL M2; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL M4;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED NONSELECTIVE CATION CURRENT; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXCITOTOXICITY; ION CURRENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; DOPAMINE; EGTAZIC ACID; FLUFENAMIC ACID; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; PHENANTHRENES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNELS; TRPM CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 79955968151     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.206631     Document Type: Article

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