Adult thalamocortical transmission involves both NMDA and non-NMDA receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2547-2554

  Gil, Ziv ^a   Amitai, Yael ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; MAGNESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0029858610     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2547     Document Type: Article

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