Different roles for GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptors in visual processing in the rat superior colliculus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 504, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 629-639

  Binns, K E ^a   Salt, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL FIELD; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RESPONSE HABITUATION; SURROUND INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; IONTOPHORESIS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0030733138     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.629bd.x     Document Type: Article

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