GABA and glutamate mediate rapid neurotransmission from suprachiasmatic nucleus to hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 749-757

  Hermes, Michael L H J ^a,b   Coderre, Elaine M ^a   Buijs, Ruud M ^b   Renaud, Leo P ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMINO ACID; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GIANT CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029917421     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021724     Document Type: Article

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