Auditory cortical neurons in vitro: Initial pharmacological studies

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 697-704

  Gopal, Kamakshi V ^a   Gross, Guenter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Bicuculline; Cortical cell culture; GABA; Network dynamics; NMDA; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029745411     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137909     Document Type: Article

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