Heterosynaptic long-term potentiation at interneuron-principal neuron synapses in the amygdala requires nitric oxide signalling

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-143

  Lange, M D ^a,b   Doengi, M ^a   Lesting, J ^a   Pape, H C ^a   Jungling K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Otto Creutzfeldt Centre for Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEAR; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84855162527     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.221317     Document Type: Article

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