title: Theta in hippocampal slices: relation to synaptic responses of dentate neurons.
abstract: The effects of cholinergic agents on isolated dentate neurons were studied to characterize cellular mechanisms underlying carbachol-induced 'theta' EEG activity. Carbachol, eserine, and acetylcholine produced a synchronization of slow wave activity (theta) accompanied by depression of perforant path to dentate field potentials. These effects were antagonized by atropine but not d-tubocurarine. The results suggest that muscarinic receptors mediate theta activity resulting from a depolarization of dentate neurons.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D010830:Physostigmine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000502:physiology; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects; D013826:Theta Rhythm
chemical_list: D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D002217:Carbachol; D010830:Physostigmine; D000109:Acetylcholine