GABA(A) receptor-mediated Cl- currents in rat thalamic reticular and relay neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2280-2286

  Zhang, Shuanglin J ^a,b   Huguenard, John R ^a   Prince, David A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TIME;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030612802     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.5.2280     Document Type: Article

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