Characterization of the metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) which modulate GABA-mediated inhibition in the ventrobasal thalamus

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-322

  Salt, T E ^a   Eaton, S A ^a   Turner, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IONTOPHORESIS; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030246932     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00146-8     Document Type: Article

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