1988
Presynaptic actions of carbachol and adenosine on corticostriatal synaptic transmission studied in vitro
Malenka R, Kocsis J. Presynaptic actions of carbachol and adenosine on corticostriatal synaptic transmission studied in vitro. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 3750-3756. PMID: 2848109, PMCID: PMC6569613, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-10-03750.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal neuronsSynaptic transmissionCorticostriatal synaptic transmissionExcitatory amino acidsField potentialsNeostriatal slice preparationField potential responsesCorticostriatal afferentsCorticostriatal responsesCorticostriatal fibersPresynaptic actionPostsynaptic actionsStriatal neurotransmittersCalcium antagonistsCarbachol actionCortical afferentsAfferent fibersIntrinsic neuronsStriatal afferentsPutative neurotransmittersAdenosine actionSlice preparationCorpus callosumNeostriatal slicesAfferents
1984
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