Bicuculline methiodide potentiates NMDA-dependent burst firing in rat dopamine neurons by blocking apamin-sensitive Ca2+-activated K+ currents
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Acknowledgements
This study was funded by PHS grant MH40416. We wish to thank B. Anna McCoy for her helpful comments.
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