Neuroligin-1 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission, LTP and EPSP-spike coupling in the dentate gyrus in vivo

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-58

  Jedlicka, Peter ^a   Vnencak, Matej ^a   Krueger, Dilja D ^b   Jungenitz, Tassilo ^a   Brose, Nils ^b   Schwarzacher, Stephan W ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecule; Dentate granule cells; Excitability; Paired pulse inhibition; Perforant path; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUA1 PROTEIN; GLUA2 PROTEIN; GLUN1 PROTEIN; GLUN2A PROTEIN; GLUN2B PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROLIGIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; EXCITABILITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTOSOMES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL INHIBITION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTOSOMES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899627300     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-013-0636-1     Document Type: Article

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