Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex.
Kocsis J, Eng D, Bhisitkul R. Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6531-6534. PMID: 6093104, PMCID: PMC391958, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSynaptic activityCerebellar cortexAction of adenosineEfficacy of adenosineRat cerebellar cortexClimbing fiber inputParallel fibersAdenosine applicationSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionFiber activityPurkinje cellsAxon excitabilityElectrophysiological techniquesExcitability propertiesDendritic membraneCortexAdenosineConvergent parallelSelective blockingDirect alterationExcitability