Modulation of synaptic transmission at low temperatures by hibernation-related changes in ionic microenvironment in hippocampal slices of golden hamsters.

Type of article: Article

Summary

To investigate the effects of presumed hibernation-related ionic changes in the brain interstitium on neuronal function, the transmission properties of hippocampal slices prepared from golden hamsters were studied at low temperatures in vitro. Changes in the ionic microenvironment occurring during entrance into hibernation presumably result in depression of synaptic transmission at low temperatures in the hamster hippocampus. The modulatory effect of ionic changes may be an important factor supporting a general depression of the brain during entrance into hibernation.

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Original title: Modulation of synaptic transmission at low temperatures by hibernation-related changes in ionic microenvironment in hippocampal slices of golden hamsters.
Record ID : 1996-1867
Languages: English
Source: Cryobiology - vol. 32 - n. 4
Publication date: 1995/08

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Themes: Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
Keywords: Cryobiology; Laboratory; Brain; Temperature; Animal; Hibernation