2015
Acetylcholine Acts through Nicotinic Receptors to Enhance the Firing Rate of a Subset of Hypocretin Neurons in the Mouse Hypothalamus through Distinct Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Mechanisms1,2
Zhou WL, Gao XB, Picciotto MR. Acetylcholine Acts through Nicotinic Receptors to Enhance the Firing Rate of a Subset of Hypocretin Neurons in the Mouse Hypothalamus through Distinct Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Mechanisms1,2. ENeuro 2015, 2: eneuro.0052-14.2015. PMID: 26322330, PMCID: PMC4551500, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0052-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypocretin neuronsMiniature EPSCsPostsynaptic nAChRsFiring rateHypocretin/orexin neuronsFrequency of mEPSCsAntagonism of nAChRsPhasic ACh releasePresence of atropineApplication of AChInternal calcium releaseNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMouse brain slicesOne-thirdAddiction-related behaviorsPresynaptic AChPresynaptic nAChRsOrexin neuronsACh releaseGlutamatergic inputsPostsynaptic modulationPostsynaptic mechanismsMEPSC frequencyTonic activationBrain slices
1987
Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus
Poolos N, Mauk M, Kocsis J. Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1987, 58: 404-416. PMID: 3655875, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1987.58.2.404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of stimulationConduction velocityRepetitive stimulationCA1 afferentsStratum radiatumCA1 regionPostsynaptic elementsPostsynaptic activityBiphasic changeRat hippocampal slice preparationCompound action potentialHippocampal slice preparationCharacteristic field potentialHigher stimulation frequenciesPostsynaptic modulationPresynaptic volleyKynurenic acidPyramidal cellsSlice preparationPresynaptic axonsPresynaptic excitabilitySynaptic transmissionConduction blockIon-sensitive microelectrodesPostsynaptic activation
1982
Periterminal synaptology of dorsal root glomerular terminals in the substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord in the rhesus monkey
Knyigar‐Csillik E, Csillik B, Rakic P. Periterminal synaptology of dorsal root glomerular terminals in the substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord in the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1982, 210: 376-399. PMID: 7142448, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902100405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia gelatinosa cellsPresynaptic dendritesSubstantia gelatinosaGlomerular terminalsSpinal cordF-boutonsGlomerular complexRhesus monkeysPrimate central nervous systemPrimary afferent impulsesPrimary sensory terminalsCentral nervous systemDorsal root terminalsAdult rhesus monkeysNociceptive informationPostsynaptic modulationPrimary afferentsAdjacent glomeruliPostsynaptic dendritesSynaptic organization
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