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Tetany

Known as: Tetanies, Tetany [Disease/Finding], tetani 
A disorder characterized by muscle twitches, cramps, and carpopedal spasm, and when severe, laryngospasm and seizures. This condition is associated… 
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cholinergic Activity Enhances Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation in CA1 during Walking in Rats
Long-term potentiation (LTP) at the basal-dendritic synapses of CA1 pyramidal cells was induced by a single 200 Hz stimulation… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Endogenous Zn2+ is required for the induction of long‐term potentiation at rat hippocampal mossy fiber‐CA3 synapses
The functional role of the abundant Zn2+ found in some hippocampal synapses has been an enigma. We show here, using N‐[6‐methoxy… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ca2+ or Sr2+ Partially Rescues Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Cultures Treated with Botulinum Toxin A and C, But Not Tetanus Toxin
Botulinum (BoNT/A–G) and tetanus toxins (TeNT) are zinc endopeptidases that cleave proteins associated with presynaptic terminals… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Postsynaptic control of the induction of long-term changes in efficacy of transmission at neocortical synapses in slices of rat brain.
1. Long-term potentiation (LTP) is an enduring, activity-induced increase in the efficacy of synaptic transmission, which has… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The formation of topographical maps in developing rat gastrocnemius muscle during synapse elimination.
1. The rat lateral gastrocnemius muscle (LG) is a complex of four muscle compartments, each defined in terms of its unique… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Modulation of calcium channels of twitch skeletal muscle fibres of the frog by adrenaline and cyclic adenosine monophosphate.
1. Modulation of fast and slow Ca2+ channels of frog skeletal muscle by adrenaline (10(‐6) to 10(‐5) M) and cyclic AMP was… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Correlation analysis of muscle spindle responses to single motor unit contractions.
1. Cross‐correlation techniques have been used to study the responses of muscle spindle afferents from the soleus muscle of the… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Relaxing effects of catecholamines on mammalian heart
1. The effect of catecholamines on the time course and amplitude of contraction and on KCl‐induced contractures has been studied… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
A histochemical study of muscle spindles and their relationship to extrafusal fiber types in the rat.
Hindlimb muscles of the rat were studied in serial section with enzyme histochemical methods. Muscle fibers, both extrafusal and… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Atropine‐resistant longitudinal muscle spasms due to excitation of non‐cholinergic neurones in Auerbach's plexus
1. In accordance with the dual histology of Auerbach's plexus (Dogiel, 1899; Hill, 1927) two types of neurone can be shown to be… 
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