Role of GABA in shaping frequency tuning and creating FM sweep selectivity in the inferior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1059-1073

  Fuzessery, Z M ^a   Hall, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TUNING CURVE;

EID: 0029793281     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.2.1059     Document Type: Article

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