| Literature DB >> 12384261 |
Eichi Narimatsu1, Yurie Kawamata, Mikito Kawamata, Naoyuki Fujimura, Akiyoshi Namiki.
Abstract
The effect of ketamine on CA1-field EPSPs (fEPSPs) in rat hippocampal slices was investigated. Ketamine (100 microM) facilitated fEPSPs at 0.05 Hz. The fEPSP facilitation was suppressed completely by AP-5 and partially by propranolol, and also by an increase in stimulation frequency. These results indicate that ketamine facilitates excitatory synaptic transmission by activating NMDA receptors via beta-adrenoceptors under conditions in which NMDA receptor channel block is slight.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12384261 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03375-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252