Glutamate receptor subtypes mediate excitatory synaptic responses of rat lateral parabrachial neurons

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 5 39-5, 1996, Pages

  Zidichouski, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Easaw, Jacob C ^a   Jhamandas, Jack H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

kainate; metabotropic; N methyl D aspartate; amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl isoxazole propionic acid

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029885531     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.5.h1557     Document Type: Article

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