Parabrachial nucleus projection to the amygdala in the rat: Electrophysiological and anatomical observations

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-126

  Jhamandas, Jack H ^a,b   Petrov, Theodor ^a,b   Harris, Kim H ^a   Vu, Trung ^a   Krukoff, Teresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor; Blood pressure; Galanin; Neurotensin; PHA L

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; GALANIN; LEUKOAGGLUTININ; NEUROTENSIN; URETHAN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERIKARYON; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030025290     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02084-5     Document Type: Article

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