D-Cycloserine enhances both intrinsic excitability of CA1 hippocampal neurons and expression of activity-regulated cytoskeletal (Arc) protein

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 571, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-54

  Donzis, E J ^a,b   Thompson, L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity Regulated Cytoskeletal Protein; Afterhyperpolarization; D Cycloserine; Hippocampus; Intrinsic excitability; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

ARC PROTEIN; CYCLOSERINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIVITY REGULATED CYTOSKELETAL-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRINSIC EXCITABILITY; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; LONG EVANS RAT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CYCLOSERINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 84901218352     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.04.035     Document Type: Article

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