Differential responses of lateral and ventrolateral rat periaqueductal grey neurones to noradrenaline in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 490, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-381

  Vaughan, C W ^a,b   Bandler, R ^b   Christie, M J ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; BRIMONIDINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; COBALT; MAGNESIUM ION; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL POLARITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

EID: 0030031319     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021151     Document Type: Article

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