Differential effect of whisker trimming on excitatory and inhibitory transmission in primary somatosensory cortex of the adult rat in vivo

Neuroscience

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-92

  Dolan, S ^a   Cahusac, P M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate; Sensory deprivation; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VIBRISSA;

ANIMAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 0029655449     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00375-S     Document Type: Article

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