Mr. Broome et al., ACTIVATION OF THE NO-CGMP SIGNALING PATHWAY DEPRESSES HIPPOCAMPAL SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION THROUGH AN ADENOSINE RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT MECHANISM, Neuropharmacology, 33(11), 1994, pp. 1511-1513
Activation of the NO-cGMP pathway or adenosine receptors depresses rev
ersibly synaptic transmission in the hippocampus. Here we demonstrate,
using the selective Al receptor antagonist DPCPX, a convergence in th
e mechanisms of action of the NO donor SNAP, the cGMP phosphodiesteras
e inhibitor zaprinast and adenosine.