Modulation of LTP at rat hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses by direct current stimulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1868-1880

  Ranieri, F ^a   Podda, M V ^a   Riccardi, E ^a   Frisullo, G ^a   Dileone, M ^a   Profice, P ^a   Pilato, F ^a   di Lazzaro, V ^a   Grassi, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIF268 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CA3 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PICROTOXIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84859521703     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00319.2011     Document Type: Article

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