Developmental study of N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced firing activity and whole-cell currents in nucleus tractus solitarii neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2748-2752

  Vincent, Anne ^a   Jean, André ^a   Tell, Fabien ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Brainstem slice; Development; Rat

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL AGING; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPIKE WAVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030466919     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01569.x     Document Type: Article

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