Signaling mechanism underlying α2A-adrenergic suppression of excitatory synaptic transmission in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2364-2373

  Yi, Feng ^a   Liu, Shu Su ^a   Luo, Fei ^a   Zhang, Xue Han ^a   Li, Bao Ming ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2A adrenoceptor; Excitatory synaptic transmission; Intracellular mechanism; Medial prefrontal cortex; Rat

Indexed keywords

1 [N,O BIS(5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) N METHYLTYROSYL] 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINE; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1; GUANFACINE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N [2 [[N [3 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 PROPENYL] N METHYLAMINO]METHYL]PHENYL] N (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 4 METHOXYBENZENESULFONAMIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; SERINE; TAUTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PATCH CLAMP; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84881316434     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12257     Document Type: Article

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