Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 L-type calcium channels regulate dopaminergic firing activity in the mouse ventral tegmental area

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1119-1130

  Liu, Yudan ^a   Harding, Meghan ^b   Pittman, Andrea ^b   Dore, Jules ^b   Striessnig, Jörg ^c   Rajadhyaksha, Anjali ^d   Chen, Xihua ^b  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d FEIL FAMILY BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Calcium channel; Firing patterns; Patch clamp recording; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

CACNA1C PROTEIN, MOUSE; CACNA1D PROTEIN, MOUSE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84906908362     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00757.2013     Document Type: Article

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