Inhibitions mediated by glycine and GABAA receptors shape the discharge pattern of bulbar respiratory neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 710, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 150-160

  Schmid, Kurt ^b   Foutz, Arthur S ^a   Denavit Saubié, Monique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Fachhochschule Rheinland Pfalz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Cat; Excitatory amino acid; GABA; Glycine; Respiratory neuron; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; STRYCHNINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IONTOPHORESIS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0029937940     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01380-6     Document Type: Article

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