GABA(A)-mediated local synaptic pathways connect neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2217-2220

  Strecker, George J ^a   Wuarin, Jean Pierre ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030611040     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.2217     Document Type: Article

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