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
1987
Modulation of neuronal activity in the hippocampus by 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine1a selective drugs
Peroutka S, Mauk M, Kocsis J. Modulation of neuronal activity in the hippocampus by 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine1a selective drugs. Neuropharmacology 1987, 26: 139-146. PMID: 2884586, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(87)90201-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTVX Q 7821Hippocampal slice preparationSlice preparationDose-dependent mannerMicromolar concentrationsApplication of drugsPopulation spikesRadioligand techniquesOH-DPATSchaffer collateralsHippocampal membranesNeuronal activityPyramidal layerKetanserinBaseline levelsBuspironeInitial increaseDPATSelective drugsDrugsField potentialsPhysiological effectsPopulationSimilar affinityBenzisothiazol-3
1983
Effects of 4-aminopyridine on rapidly and slowly conducting axons of rat corpus callosum
Preston R, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Effects of 4-aminopyridine on rapidly and slowly conducting axons of rat corpus callosum. Experimental Neurology 1983, 79: 808-820. PMID: 6825765, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(83)90044-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat corpus callosumCallosal fibersCerebral axonsNerve fibersCorpus callosumMammalian peripheral nerve fibersNegative waveVoltage-dependent potassium currentsSecond negative waveNon-myelinated nerve fibresPeripheral nerve fibersField potentialsShort-latency wavesFirst negative waveCallosal stimulationPotassium blockersPotassium currentAction potentialsPeripheral fibersCallosumRecording electrodesMembrane repolarizationAxonsFunctional organizationComparable differences
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