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