Presynaptic source of quantal size variability at GABAergic synapses in rat hippocampal neurons in culture

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1803-1810

  Barberis, Andrea ^a   Petrini, Enrica Maria ^a   Cherubini, Enrico ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fast off GABAA receptor antagonists; GABA transient in the cleft; GABAA receptor kinetics; Neurotransmitter release

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DEXTRAN; FAMIRAPRINE; FLURAZEPAM; KYNURENIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXTRANS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FLURAZEPAM; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; QUANTUM THEORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 8144222114     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03624.x     Document Type: Article

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