Cholinergic activation of the electrocorticogram: An amygdaloid activating system

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 285-296

  Dringenberg, Hans C ^a   Vanderwolf, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Amygdala; Basal forebrain; Electrocorticogram; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4,5 (1,2 CYCLOHEXYL) 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENCLONINE; KYNURENIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; URETHAN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029966589     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00228101     Document Type: Article

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