Importance of NMDA receptors for multimodal integration in the deep layers of the cat superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 920-930

  Binns, K E ^a   Salt, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAT; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0029963574     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.2.920     Document Type: Article

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