NMDA-receptor-mediated synaptic currents in guinea pig laterodorsal tegmental neurons in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1101-1111

  Sanchez, R ^a   Leonard, C S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; TEGMENTUM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029793747     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.2.1101     Document Type: Article

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