Endogenous activation of nAChRs and NMDA receptors contributes to the excitability of CA1 stratum radiatum interneurons in rat hippocampal slices: Effects of kynurenic acid

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 842-851

  Alkondon, Manickavasagom ^a   Pereira, Edna F R ^a   Albuquerque, Edson X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Hippocampus; Kynurenic acid; Mecamylamine; Nicotinic receptor; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA3BETA4BETA2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN SLICE; CA1 STRATUM RADIATUM INTERNEURON; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRATUM RADIATUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INTERNEURONS; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 80052029915     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: 18732968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.06.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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