2000
Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons
Robert A, Howe J, Waxman S. Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 659-670. PMID: 10669482, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsCells, CulturedExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFetusGlutamic AcidMagnesiumMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordSynapsesTetrodotoxinConceptsSpontaneous synaptic activityCultured spinal neuronsSynaptic activitySpinal neuronsGlutamatergic synapsesSynaptic currentsGlutamatergic synaptic activityIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsSpontaneous synaptic currentsOlder neuronsSynaptic NMDARsExogenous glutamateNMDARAcid receptorsSynaptic regionNeuronsReceptor openingSignificant increaseTime courseSynapsesSequence of eventsActivityWeeksCourseReceptors
1998
Endogenous NMDA-Receptor Activation Regulates Glutamate Release in Cultured Spinal Neurons
Robert A, Black J, Waxman S. Endogenous NMDA-Receptor Activation Regulates Glutamate Release in Cultured Spinal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 196-208. PMID: 9658041, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBicucullineCells, CulturedExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlutamic AcidNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordSynapsesTetrodotoxinTime FactorsConceptsAMPA excitatory postsynaptic currentsExcitatory postsynaptic currentsNMDA receptor activationCultured spinal neuronsNMDA receptorsSpinal neuronsPresynaptic terminalsNMDA receptor-mediated glutamatergic neurotransmissionSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsAspartate receptor activationNMDA receptor activityRelease of neurotransmittersNonsynaptic receptorsTTX applicationGlutamate releaseImmature neuronsGlutamatergic neurotransmissionPostsynaptic currentsSpinal cordReceptor activationReceptor activityQuantal sizeQuantal analysisCNS developmentElectrical activity