Functional GABA(A) receptors on rat vagal afferent neurones

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 469-475

  Ashworth Preece, Mark ^a   Krstew, Elena ^a   Jarrott, Bevyn ^a   Lawrence, Andrew J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); 3h SR95531; Autoradiography; GABA(A) receptors; In vitro electrophysiology; Nodose ganglion; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ARECAIDINE; BICUCULLINE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISONICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN STEM; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG BINDING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIONECTOMY; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NODOSE GANGLION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTOSOME; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NODOSE GANGLION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030614465     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700909     Document Type: Article

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