GABA(A) receptor function in developing rat thalamic reticular neurons: Whole cell recordings of GABA-mediated currents and modulation by clonazepam

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2568-2579

  Gibbs III, John W ^b   Schroder, Gail Berkow ^b   Coulter, Douglas A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE ION; CLONAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CHLORIDE CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; CLONAZEPAM; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029658051     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2568     Document Type: Article

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