Evidence for functional differences between entopeduncular nucleus and substantia nigra: Effects of APV (DL-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid) microinfusion on reaction time performance in the rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1972-1982

  Baunez, Christelle ^a,b   Amalric, Marianne ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Entopeduncular nucleus; Globus pallidus; Intracerebral microinjections; NMDA receptors; Substantia nigra pars reticulata

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; ENTOPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0029748266     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01341.x     Document Type: Article

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