1995
Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors
KOCSIS J, SAKATANI K. Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors. 1995, 281-295. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195082937.003.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurotransmitter receptorsGABAA receptorsAxonal GABAA receptorsFunctional GABAA receptorsOptic nerve developmentOptic nerve axonsGABAA receptor activationPossible modulatory roleMammalian nervous systemAxonal excitabilityTrophic influenceNervous systemNerve developmentModulatory roleElectrophysiological propertiesReceptor activationImpulse conductionNerve axonsCertain axonsAxonal regionsReceptorsPossible functional significanceAxonsTransient presenceFunctional significance
1990
Elevated extracellular potassium concentration enhances synaptic activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in hippocampus
Poolos N, Kocsis J. Elevated extracellular potassium concentration enhances synaptic activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in hippocampus. Brain Research 1990, 508: 7-12. PMID: 2159824, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91110-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor activationNMDA receptorsReceptor activationNMDA receptor-mediated componentN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsElevated extracellular potassium concentrationReceptor-mediated componentReceptor-mediated conductanceChannel blocker tetraethylammoniumCentral nervous systemExtracellular potassium concentrationExtracellular potassium ion concentrationSlowed repolarizationOrthodromic stimulationPotassium equilibrium potentialCA1 regionPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusSynaptic activationBlocker tetraethylammoniumPostsynaptic activityRepetitive stimulationNeuronal activityNervous systemReceptors
1987
Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve
Bhisitkul R, Villa J, Kocsis J. Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve. Experimental Brain Research 1987, 66: 659-663. PMID: 3038587, DOI: 10.1007/bf00270698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidVentral root fibersGABA receptorsRoot fibersSensory fibersPeripheral nervesSensory axonsRegenerated sensory axonsSucrose gap chamberPeripheral nerve fibersRat peripheral nerveDorsal root fibersMammalian peripheral nervesAgonist baclofenNerve crushDorsal rootsAgonist muscimolSciatic nerveNerve fibersRat peripheral nerve fibersNerveReceptorsMuscimolSelective presenceAxons