title: Multiple actions of N-methyl-D-aspartate on cat neocortical neurons in vitro.
abstract: The potent excitatory amino acid receptor agonist, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), was applied to cat neocortical neurons in an in vitro slice preparation. NMDA evokes a slow depolarization with a net input conductance decrease, repetitive firing, rhythmic depolarization shifts and bi-stable membrane potential behavior. Use of blocking agents, ion substitution and voltage clamp indicates that NMDA induces a highly voltage-dependent TTX-resistant inward sodium current which accounts for much of the NMDA response.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001224:Aspartic Acid; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D016202:N-Methylaspartate