1995
The anticonvulsant gabapentin enhances promoted release of GABA in hippocampus: a field potential analysis
Honmou O, Oyelese A, Kocsis J. The anticonvulsant gabapentin enhances promoted release of GABA in hippocampus: a field potential analysis. Brain Research 1995, 692: 273-277. PMID: 8548315, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00634-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsFree GABA levelsField potential analysisNipecotic acidGABA levelsPopulation excitatory postsynaptic potentialEffects of microapplicationRelease of GABAGABAA receptor activationAdult rat brainMechanism of actionGABA releasePartial seizuresAnticonvulsant gabapentinPresynaptic volleyPostsynaptic potentialsBath applicationHippocampal slicesRat brainGBP treatmentHippocampal cellsBlock uptakeGabapentinReceptor activationGABA
1994
Chapter 14 Nuclear calcium elevation may initiate neurite outgrowth in mammalian neurons
Kocsis J, Rand M, Lankford K, Waxman S. Chapter 14 Nuclear calcium elevation may initiate neurite outgrowth in mammalian neurons. Progress In Brain Research 1994, 103: 137-151. PMID: 7886202, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61134-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1983, 397: 176-183. PMID: 6878005, DOI: 10.1007/bf00584354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupernormal periodConditioning stimulationActivity-dependent changesParallel fibersCerebellar parallel fibersConditioning volleyIon-sensitive microelectrodesConditioning stimulusExtracellular calciumLatency changesLatency shiftCortex exhibitExtracellular ionic concentrationsTest response latenciesTest latencyStimulationResponse latencyRelative increaseSmall increaseLatencyPeriodSuperfusateExcitability
1981
Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Ransom B, Waxman S. Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium. Science 1981, 214: 339-341. PMID: 7280695, DOI: 10.1126/science.7280695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic field potentialsField potentialsParallel fiber stimulationExtracellular potassium concentrationRat cerebellar cortexParallel fibersAfferent fibersPostsynaptic elementsFiber excitabilityCerebellar cortexExtracellular potassiumFiber stimulationExcitabilityMarked increasePotassium concentrationStimulationMolecular layer