Ifenprodil reduces excitatory synaptic transmission by blocking presynaptic P/Q type calcium channels

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1571-1575

  Delaney, Andrew J ^a   Power, John M ^a   Sah, Pankaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

GluN2B; Memory; NMDA; P type calcium channel

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; IFENPRODIL; MAGNESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; IC 50; LEARNING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, P-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, Q-TYPE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84858178729     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01066.2011     Document Type: Article

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