Amino acid-mediated regulation of spontaneous synaptic activity patterns in the rat basolateral amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1958-1967

  Smith, Bret N ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029786072     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1958     Document Type: Article

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