Experientia

, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp 246–248 | Cite as

Effects of monovalent cations on the responses of motoneurones to different groups of amino acid excitants in frog and rat spinal cord

  • R. H. Evans
  • A. A. Francis
  • J. C. Watkins
Article

Summary

Classification of excitatory amino acids into different groups, of possible value for transmitter identification, can be made on the basis of the differential effects of altered external [Na+] and [K+] on motoneurone depolarization in frog and immature rat spinal cord.

Keywords

Spinal Cord Differential Effect Amino Acid Excitant Monovalent Cation Transmitter Identification 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1977

Authors and Affiliations

  • R. H. Evans
    • 1
  • A. A. Francis
    • 1
  • J. C. Watkins
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Pharmacology, The Medical SchoolUniversity of BristolBristol(England)

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